Ryzen 5 6600H vs Pentium G6950

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G6950
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 73 Watt
0.78
Ryzen 5 6600H
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
11.78
+1410%

Ryzen 5 6600H outperforms Pentium G6950 by a whopping 1410% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G6950 and Ryzen 5 6600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2624654
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency1.0124.77
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G6950 and Ryzen 5 6600H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm6 nm
Die size81 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C95 °C
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6950 and Ryzen 5 6600H 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
SocketFCLGA1156FP7
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6950 and Ryzen 5 6600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium G6950 and Ryzen 5 6600H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6950 and Ryzen 5 6600H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6950 and Ryzen 5 6600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size16.38 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HDAMD Radeon 660M

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6950 and Ryzen 5 6600H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6950 and Ryzen 5 6600H.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

Pentium G6950 0.78
Ryzen 5 6600H 11.78
+1410%

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.

Pentium G6950 1238
Ryzen 5 6600H 18704
+1411%

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.

Pentium G6950 307
Ryzen 5 6600H 1812
+490%

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.

Pentium G6950 526
Ryzen 5 6600H 7468
+1320%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 11.78
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 5 6600H has a 1410.3% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, a 433.3% more advanced lithography process, and 62.2% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 6600H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G6950 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G6950 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 6600H is a notebook one.


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