Pentium B960 vs Athlon 64 X2 FX-60

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60
2 cores / 2 threads, 110 Watt
0.57
Pentium B960
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.62
+8.8%

Pentium B960 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Pentium B960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28242792
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency0.491.68
Architecture codenameToledo (2006)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateno data2 October 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Pentium B960 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 speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate1000 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data22
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Pentium B960 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)110 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Pentium B960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Pentium B960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Pentium B960 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Pentium B960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Pentium B960 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 and Pentium B960.

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.

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 0.57
Pentium B960 0.62
+8.8%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 1960
Pentium B960 2231
+13.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 0.62
Chip lithography 90 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 110 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium B960 has a 8.8% higher aggregate performance score, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 214.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Pentium B960.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 is a desktop processor while Pentium B960 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 and Pentium B960, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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