AMD A6-3500 vs Intel Pentium G6951

#ad
Buy
VS

Combined performance score

Pentium G6951
0.90

A6-3500 outperforms Pentium G6951 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium G6951 and A6-3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking23932380
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.126.16
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date1 September 2010 (13 years old)17 August 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$94no data
Current price$86 (0.9x MSRP)$33
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A6-3500 has 450% better value for money than Pentium G6951.

Technical specs

Pentium G6951 and A6-3500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads23
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size81 mm2228 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors382 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6951 and A6-3500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156FM1
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6951 and A6-3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Pentium G6951 and A6-3500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6951 and A6-3500 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6951 and A6-3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16.38 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HDRadeon HD 6530D

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6951 and A6-3500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6951 and A6-3500.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium G6951 0.90
A6-3500 0.92
+2.2%

A6-3500 outperforms Pentium G6951 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium G6951 1383
A6-3500 1417
+2.5%

A6-3500 outperforms Pentium G6951 by 2% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.90 0.92
Recency 1 September 2010 17 August 2011
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 2 3
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between Pentium G6951 and A6-3500. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G6951 and A6-3500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

User ratings

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Pentium G6951
Pentium G6951
AMD A6-3500
A6-3500

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

User ratings: view and submit

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


This processor has no user ratings yet.

Rate Intel Pentium G6951 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.4 106 votes

Rate AMD A6-3500 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions and comments

Here you can ask a question about Pentium G6951 or A6-3500, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.