CPU Performance Comparison

Performance of selected CPUs can be found below. The values for the CPU are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

	Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz	AMD Phenom II X2 B55
Price	$39.99¹	$48¹
Socket Type	LGA1156	AM3
CPU Class	Desktop	Desktop
Clockspeed	2.8 GHz	3.0 GHz
Turbo Speed	Not Supported	Not Supported
# of Physical Cores	2	2
Max TDP	73W	80W
Yearly Running Cost	$13.32	$14.60
First Seen on Chart	Q1 2010	Q4 2009
# of Samples	73	54
Single Thread Rating	1112	1033
CPU Mark	1859	1921

¹ - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 18th of September 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz	1,859
AMD Phenom II X2 B55	1,921
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	20,194
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	17,179
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	16,979
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	15,930
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	15,143
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 18th of September 2019 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz	46.49
AMD Phenom II X2 B55	40.02
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	40.80
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	47.85
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	85.76
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	45.52
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	41.04
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of September 2019 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz	1,112
AMD Phenom II X2 B55	1,033
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz	2,895
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz	2,819
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X	2,185
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz	2,698
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz	2,628
PassMark Software © 2008-2019

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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

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 B55
Max TDP	73W	80W
Power consumption per day (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per day	abc	abc
Power consumption per year (kWh)	abc	abc
Running cost per year	abc	abc

Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.

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