Pentium G6950 vs A4-3300M

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Aggregate performance score

A4-3300M
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.75
Pentium G6950
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 73 Watt
0.78
+4%

Pentium G6950 outperforms A4-3300M by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-3300M and Pentium G6950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26702639
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.03
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.031.01
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date14 June 2011 (13 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A4-3300M 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 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 size228 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-3300M 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
SocketFS1FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-3300M and Pentium G6950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480Gno data
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

A4-3300M 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 A4-3300M 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 A4-3300M 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 6480G (444 MHz)Intel HD

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-3300M and Pentium G6950 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-3300M 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.

A4-3300M 0.75
Pentium G6950 0.78
+4%

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.

A4-3300M 1186
Pentium G6950 1238
+4.4%

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.

A4-3300M 228
Pentium G6950 307
+34.6%

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.

A4-3300M 392
Pentium G6950 526
+34.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.75 0.78
Recency 14 June 2011 7 January 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 73 Watt

A4-3300M has an age advantage of 1 year, and 108.6% lower power consumption.

Pentium G6950, on the other hand, has a 4% higher aggregate performance score.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A4-3300M and Pentium G6950.

Be aware that A4-3300M is a notebook processor while Pentium G6950 is a desktop one.


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