AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640 vs Intel Pentium D 950

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640 and Intel Pentium D 950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640

Intel Pentium D 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	October 2007 vs January 2006
L1 cache	128 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 950

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
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 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 695 vs 489
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 681 vs 430

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	695 vs 489
PassMark - CPU mark	681 vs 430

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

489

695

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

430

681

Name	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640	Intel Pentium D 950
PassMark - Single thread mark	489	695
PassMark - CPU mark	430	681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		389

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640	Intel Pentium D 950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Windsor	Presler
Launch date	October 2007	January 2006
Place in performance rating	3008	3038
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		950
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	230 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Transistor count	227 million	376 million
Base frequency		3.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		C1+D0=63.4°C, B1=68.6°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
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)