The Intel Pentium G6960 was a desktop processor with 2 cores, launched in January 2011, at an MSRP of $89. It is part of the Pentium lineup, using the Clarkdale architecture with Socket 1156. Pentium G6960 has 3 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.933 GHz. Intel is building the Pentium G6960 on a 32 nm production process using 382 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Pentium G6960, which limits its overclocking capabilities.
With a TDP of 73 W, the Pentium G6960 consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. Intel's processor supports DDR3 memory with a dual-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 1066 MT/s, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. For communication with other components in the system, Pentium G6960 uses a PCI-Express Gen 2 connection. This processor features the Intel HD integrated graphics solution.
The SSE4 instruction set is not supported, which can cause problems with modern games, as they require that capability. Hardware virtualization is available on the Pentium G6960, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.