Pentium G6950 vs Xeon E5606

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5606
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 80 Watt
1.49
+91%
Pentium G6950
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 73 Watt
0.78

Xeon E5606 outperforms Pentium G6950 by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5606 and Pentium G6950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21622639
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.430.03
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.761.01
Architecture codenameWestmere-EP (2010−2011)Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date14 February 2011 (13 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$46$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5606 has 1333% better value for money than Pentium G6950.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5606 and Pentium G6950 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.13 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed0.13 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size239 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors1,170 million382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5606 and Pentium G6950 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 configuration21
SocketFCLGA1366,LGA1366FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5606 and Pentium G6950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE40 Bit36 Bit
FDIno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5606 and Pentium G6950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5606 and Pentium G6950 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5606 and Pentium G6950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size288 GB16.38 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s17 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5606 and Pentium G6950 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5606 and Pentium G6950.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Xeon E5606 1.49
+91%
Pentium G6950 0.78

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.

Xeon E5606 2365
+91%
Pentium G6950 1238

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.

Xeon E5606 329
+7.2%
Pentium G6950 307

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.

Xeon E5606 1040
+97.7%
Pentium G6950 526

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.49 0.78
Recency 14 February 2011 7 January 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 73 Watt

Xeon E5606 has a 91% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium G6950, on the other hand, has 9.6% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5606 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G6950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5606 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium G6950 is a desktop one.


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