Intel Pentium G6960

The Intel Pentium G6960 is Dual core CPU clocked at 2.93 GHz — released January 2011

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How does the Intel Pentium G6960 perform when put to the test.

Single-core Speed

Single-core speeds compared

Intel Core i3-5302.93 GHz
Intel Core i3-5403.06 GHz
Intel Core i5-655K3.20 GHz
Intel Core i3-5503.20 GHz
Intel Core i5-6503.20 GHz
Intel Core i5-6613.33 GHz
Intel Core i5-6603.33 GHz
Intel Core i3-5603.33 GHz
Intel Core i5-6703.46 GHz
Intel Pentium G69602.93 GHz
Intel Pentium G69502.80 GHz
Intel Pentium G69512.80 GHz
Intel Xeon L34062.26 GHz

Single-core Turbo Speed

Max turbo single-core speeds compared

Intel Core i3-530n/a
Intel Core i3-540n/a
Intel Core i5-655K3.46 GHz
Intel Core i3-550n/a
Intel Core i5-6503.46 GHz
Intel Core i5-6613.60 GHz
Intel Core i5-6603.60 GHz
Intel Core i3-560n/a
Intel Core i5-6703.73 GHz
Intel Pentium G6960n/a
Intel Pentium G6950n/a
Intel Pentium G6951n/a
Intel Xeon L34062.53 GHz

Specifications

Full technical specifications for the Intel Pentium G6960.

Summary

Speed2.93 GHz
Number of CoresDual core
UnlockedNo
Socket TypeFCLGA1156
HyperthreadedNo

Features

NX BitYes
Trusted ComputingNo
VirtualizationYes
Dynamic Frequency ScalingYes

Bus

Bus ArchitectureDMI
Transfer Rate2.5 GT/s
Bus Clock Speed0 MHz

Memory

Memory TypeDDR3 1066
Channels2

Details

Architecturex64
Cores2
Threads2 threads
L2 Cache0
L3 Cache0
Manufacture Process32 nm
Max CPUs1
Operating Temperatureup to 72.6°C
Voltage Range0.6500V-1.4000V

Power

Thermal Design Power (TDP)73 W

Graphics

Display Count2
GPU Clock Speed533 MHz
Intel Core i5-680 Dual core @ 3.60 GHz March 2010Intel Core i5-670 Dual core @ 3.46 GHz January 2010Intel Core i3-560 Dual core @ 3.33 GHz June 2010Intel Core i5-660 Dual core @ 3.33 GHz January 2010Intel Core i5-661 Dual core @ 3.33 GHz January 2010Intel Core i5-650 Dual core @ 3.20 GHz January 2010Intel Core i3-550 Dual core @ 3.20 GHz March 2010Intel Core i5-655K Dual core @ 3.20 GHz March 2010Intel Core i3-540 Dual core @ 3.06 GHz January 2010Intel Core i3-530 Dual core @ 2.93 GHz January 2010Intel Pentium G6950 Dual core @ 2.80 GHz January 2010Intel Pentium G6951 Dual core @ 2.80 GHz June 2011Intel Xeon L3406 Dual core @ 2.26 GHz January 2010