Pentium G3220 Vs Pentium G6950 [in 3 Benchmarks] - Technical City

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2638	2920
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	0.03
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.13	1.04
Designer	Intel	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date	1 September 2013 (12 years ago)	7 January 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$71	$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G3220 has 333% better value for money than Pentium G6950.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3220 and Pentium G6950 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	32 nm
Die size	177 mm2	81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	382 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3220 and Pentium G6950 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3220 and Pentium G6950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	36 Bit
FDI	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium G3220 and Pentium G6950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3220 and Pentium G6950 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3220 and Pentium G6950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16.38 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	17 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	Intel HD
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3220 and Pentium G6950 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	2
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3220 and Pentium G6950 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3220 and Pentium G6950 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3220 and Pentium G6950.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16