Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 73 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G6960 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank: 2969

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark

1293

Single Thread Rating: 1264
Samples: 18*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,953
Thread: 1,238

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math	NA
Floating Point Math	NA
Find Prime Numbers	NA
Random String Sorting	NA
Data Encryption	NA
Data Compression	NA
Physics	NA
Extended Instructions	NA
Single Thread	1,264 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of May 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of May 2023.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,607
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,810
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,665
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,960
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,885
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,504
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,140
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz		1,293

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.15
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.21
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.40
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.75
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz		1,264

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1323669 - Jan 02 2020 [Old Version]		1768
BL1226400 - Jun 09 2019 [Old Version]		2089
BL1177525 - Mar 03 2019 [Old Version]		1665
BL1098562 - Oct 27 2018 [Old Version]		1827
BL947363 - Dec 28 2017 [Old Version]		2165

Note: No baselines found from PerformanceTest V10. Displayed baselines are from a previous release of PerformanceTest.
The average CPU Mark calculated have been scaled to fit V10.

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
As of 2nd of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz		1,293
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium G6960		1,257 (-2.8%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G6960		1,068 (-17.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs Intel Pentium G6960		1,443 (+11.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Pentium G6960		1,265 (-2.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245e vs Intel Pentium G6960		1,131 (-12.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G6960		1,117 (-13.6%)
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G6960		1,405 (+8.6%)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 vs Intel Pentium G6960		1,307 (+1.1%)
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G6960		1,216 (-5.9%)
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G6960		1,186 (-8.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs Intel Pentium G6960		1,185 (-8.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250e vs Intel Pentium G6960		1,155 (-10.7%)

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