Pentium G6950 vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
16.13
+1891%

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Pentium G6950 by a whopping 1891% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium G6950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4352620
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.03
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency54.701.02
Architecture codenameno dataClarkdale (2010−2011)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year 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

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 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 cores11 (Undeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads112
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors37000 Million382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 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

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 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 Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium G6950 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium G6950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
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 cardApple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUIntel HD

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium G6950 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 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.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 16.13
+1891%
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.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 24796
+1903%
Pentium G6950 1238

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.13 0.81
Recency 30 October 2023 7 January 2010
Physical cores 11 2
Threads 11 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 73 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 1891.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 450% more physical cores and 450% more threads, a 966.7% more advanced lithography process, and 170.4% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G6950 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is a notebook processor while Pentium G6950 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Pentium G6950, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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