Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G6951 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.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Pentium G6951 @ 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: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G6951 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 18.68

Overall Rank:
4095th fastest in multithreading out of 5812 CPUs
3394th fastest in single threading out of 5812 CPUs
1174th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $74.00 USD (2022-09-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1383

Single Thread Rating

1173

Samples: 6*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,798
Thread: 1,114

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	5,313 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,163 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,195 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	297.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	25,253 KBytes/Sec
Physics	141 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	754 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,173 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of March 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of March 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,419
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,257
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,937
Apple M4 10 Core		23,682
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,590
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz		1,383

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.64
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		134.70
Intel Core i5-12400F		130.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.56
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.85
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.54
Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz		18.68
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz		1,173

Last 1 Baselines for Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1583672 - Jun 20 2022		1364

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Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz		1,383
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium G6951		1,337 (-3.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250e vs Intel Pentium G6951		1,202 (-13.1%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Pentium G6951		1,075 (-22.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium G6951		1,060 (-23.3%)
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 vs Intel Pentium G6951		1,671 (+20.8%)
AMD Athlon II X3 415e vs Intel Pentium G6951		1,481 (+7.1%)
AMD Phenom II X3 740 vs Intel Pentium G6951		1,424 (+3.0%)
AMD A6-5400K APU vs Intel Pentium G6951		1,285 (-7.1%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium G6951		1,058 (-23.4%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Pentium G6951		1,676 (+21.2%)
AMD Phenom II X3 715 vs Intel Pentium G6951		1,553 (+12.3%)
AMD A6-6400K APU vs Intel Pentium G6951		1,515 (+9.6%)

Is the Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,427
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,263
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,524
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,374
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,172
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,795
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,445
Intel Pentium G6951 @ 2.80GHz		306

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