Sempron 2200+ vs Pentium G6960
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G6960 outperforms Sempron 2200+ by a whopping 709% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G6960 and Sempron 2200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2592 | 3411 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.16 | 0.17 |
| Architecture codename | Clarkdale (2010−2011) | Barton (2001−2004) |
| Release date | 9 January 2011 (14 years ago) | January 2001 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $30 |
Detailed specifications
Pentium G6960 and Sempron 2200+ 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.93 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.93 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 3072 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | 101 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382 million | 63 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G6960 and Sempron 2200+ 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1156 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 62 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6960 and Sempron 2200+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium G6960 and Sempron 2200+ 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 G6960 and Sempron 2200+ are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6960 and Sempron 2200+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 16.38 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6960 and Sempron 2200+ integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6960 and Sempron 2200+.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 62 Watt |
Pentium G6960 has a 709.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 306.3% more advanced lithography process.
Sempron 2200+, on the other hand, has 17.7% lower power consumption.
The Pentium G6960 is our recommended choice as it beats the Sempron 2200+ in performance tests.
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