Pentium G6950 vs A10-5800K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5800K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.93
+138%

A10-5800K outperforms Pentium G6950 by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and Pentium G6950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19762618
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.280.03
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.761.01
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

A10-5800K has 833% better value for money than Pentium G6950.

Detailed specifications

A10-5800K 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K 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 configuration11
SocketFM2FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and Pentium G6950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+

Security technologies

A10-5800K and Pentium G6950 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and Pentium G6950 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and Pentium G6950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16.38 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7660DIntel HD

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-5800K and Pentium G6950 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and Pentium G6950.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-5800K 1.93
+138%
Pentium G6950 0.81

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-5800K 2961
+139%
Pentium G6950 1238

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-5800K 454
+47.9%
Pentium G6950 307

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-5800K 1107
+110%
Pentium G6950 526

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.93 0.81
Recency 2 October 2012 7 January 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 73 Watt

A10-5800K has a 138.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium G6950, on the other hand, has 37% lower power consumption.

The A10-5800K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G6950 in performance tests.


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