iconcharts
0

CPU Benchmarks

Over 1,000,000 CPUs Benchmarked

Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G6960 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.9 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 G6960 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3555th fastest in multithreading out of 5062 CPUs
2796th fastest in single threading out of 5062 CPUs
1074th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1433
Single Thread Rating
1279

Samples: 20*
*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 Math5,654 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,377 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers9 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,329 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption319.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression27,087 KBytes/Sec
Physics137 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,035 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,279 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of April 2025


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

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of April 2025.

Search for Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
from the Featured Merchants below:
Amazon.com
Newegg.com
bestbuy.com
EBay.com
Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.
CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,717
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,046
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
 1,433
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 137.04
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.67
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.33
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
 NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
 1,279
Last 2 Baselines for Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2127935 - Jun 20 2024
1507
BL2127925 - Jun 20 2024
1501
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
 1,433
AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs Intel Pentium G6960
 1,381 (-3.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium G6960
 1,316 (-8.2%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G6960
 1,084 (-24.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs Intel Pentium G6960
 1,442 (+0.6%)
AMD Phenom II X2 521 vs Intel Pentium G6960
 1,374 (-4.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs Intel Pentium G6960
 1,290 (-10.0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 511 vs Intel Pentium G6960
 1,265 (-11.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G6960
 1,170 (-18.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245e vs Intel Pentium G6960
 1,126 (-21.4%)
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G6960
 1,475 (+2.9%)
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G6960
 1,311 (-8.5%)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 vs Intel Pentium G6960
 1,308 (-8.7%)

Is the Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,179
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,339
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,615
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,516
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,820
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,694
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,438
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,435
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
 312