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AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G6950

The Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 250 also around 6% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, but AMD Athlon II X2 250 is around 7% faster in single-thread testing. However, Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz uses around 12% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 1854 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon II X2 250×Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz+ ADD
Price $34.95 - BUY $37.93 - BUY
Socket TypeAM3LGA1156
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.0 GHz2.8 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 3MB
TDP65W73W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$13.32
Other
First Seen on ChartQ2 2009Q1 2010
# of Samples176886
CPU Value33.332.6
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)11983(0.0%)1109(-7.5%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1165(-5.9%)1238(0.0%)
3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 250
1,165
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
1,238
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 250
33.3
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
32.6
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 250
1,198
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
1,109
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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
8
25
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.
AMD Athlon II X2 250 Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
Max TDP65W73W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.