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Intel Pentium G6950 vs AMD Phenom II X2 545

The Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz is newer than AMD Phenom II X2 545 however both CPUs have comparable multi-threaded (CPU Mark) and single-thread rating. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 181 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz×AMD Phenom II X2 545+ ADD
Price $207.84 - BUY Search Online
Socket TypeLGA1156AM2+/AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.8 GHz3.0 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 3MBL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MB
TDP73W80W
Yearly Running Cost$13.32$14.60
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2010Q3 2009
# of Samples8794
CPU Value6.028.0
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1118(-5.7%)1186(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1252(0.0%)1233(-1.5%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
1,252
AMD Phenom II X2 545
1,233
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
6.0
AMD Phenom II X2 545
28.0
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
1,118
AMD Phenom II X2 545
1,186
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz AMD Phenom II X2 545
Max TDP73W80W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.