Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G6950 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 73 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G6950 @ 2.80GHz, Intel Pentium CPU G6950 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 16.22

Overall Rank:
4418th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
3712th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
1244th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $78.00 USD (2026-09-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1265

Single Thread Rating

1127

Samples: 88*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,821
Thread: 1,157

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	4,748 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,075 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,067 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	275.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	22,877 KBytes/Sec
Physics	128 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	805 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,127 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,191
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,056
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,570
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,538
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz		1,265

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		173.01
Intel Core i9-14900K		154.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		147.45
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.45
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz		16.22
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz		1,127

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3705011 - Sep 09 2026		1426
BL2784454 - Jul 23 2025		1401
BL2288712 - Dec 20 2024		2035
BL2288684 - Dec 20 2024		2021
BL5053767 - Dec 14 2023		1455

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz		1,265
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,053 (-16.7%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,058 (-16.3%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium G6950		997 (-21.2%)
AMD Phenom II X3 740 vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,424 (+12.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,340 (+5.9%)
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,245 (-1.6%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,075 (-15.0%)
Intel Core i3-540 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,563 (+23.6%)
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,495 (+18.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,079 (-14.7%)
AMD A4-6320 APU vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,532 (+21.1%)
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,497 (+18.3%)

Is the Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,463
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,689
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,504
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,054
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz		228

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