Athlon II X2 270 vs Pentium G6960
Aggregated performance score
General info
Comparing Pentium G6960 and Athlon II X2 270 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2439 | 2442 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.02 | 5.15 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Clarkdale (2010−2011) | Regor (2009−2013) |
| Release date | 9 January 2011 (13 years old) | 1 July 2011 (12 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $100 |
| Current price | $199 | $30 (0.3x MSRP) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon II X2 270 has 25650% better value for money than Pentium G6960.
Technical specs
Pentium G6960 and Athlon II X2 270 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.93 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.93 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 3072 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | 117 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382 million | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G6960 and Athlon II X2 270 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1156 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6960 and Athlon II X2 270. 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 |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium G6960 and Athlon II X2 270 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 G6960 and Athlon II X2 270 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6960 and Athlon II X2 270. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16.38 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6960 and Athlon II X2 270 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6960 and Athlon II X2 270.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
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%
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Pentium G6960 outperforms Athlon II X2 270 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Pentium G6960 outperforms Athlon II X2 270 by 39% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 9 January 2011 | 1 July 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Pentium G6960 and Athlon II X2 270. The differences in performance seem too small.
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