Ryzen 3 7335U vs Pentium G6960

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G6960
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 73 Watt
0.82
Ryzen 3 7335U
2023
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
7.15
+772%

Ryzen 3 7335U outperforms Pentium G6960 by a whopping 772% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28591192
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency0.4710.78
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelTSMC
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Rembrandt-R (2023−2025)
Release date9 January 2011 (15 years ago)4 January 2023 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G6960 and Ryzen 3 7335U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.93 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed0.93 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3072 KB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size81 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C95 °C
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6960 and Ryzen 3 7335U 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
SocketFCLGA1156FP7
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6960 and Ryzen 3 7335U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium G6960 and Ryzen 3 7335U 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 Ryzen 3 7335U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6960 and Ryzen 3 7335U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
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 HDAMD Radeon 660M ( - 1800 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6960 and Ryzen 3 7335U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6960 and Ryzen 3 7335U.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Pentium G6960 0.82
Ryzen 3 7335U 7.15
+772%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Pentium G6960 1433
Samples: 20
Ryzen 3 7335U 12519
+774%
Samples: 103

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 7.15
Recency 9 January 2011 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 28 Watt

Ryzen 3 7335U has a 772% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 160.7% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 3 7335U is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G6960 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G6960 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 7335U is a notebook one.

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