AMD Athlon 64 FX-76 vs Intel Pentium D 925

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 FX-76 and Intel Pentium D 925 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 64 FX-76

Intel Pentium D 925

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-76

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Launch date	November 2006 vs October 2006
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB vs 28 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 925

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 FX-76
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 925

Name	AMD Athlon 64 FX-76	Intel Pentium D 925
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		341

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 FX-76	Intel Pentium D 925
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Presler
Launch date	November 2006	October 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	3283
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		925
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	235 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	227 million	376 million
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		63.4°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	F	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)