AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 245 and Intel Pentium D 960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 II X2 245

Intel Pentium D 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1150 vs 782
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1110 vs 807

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark	1110 vs 807

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 960

Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2048 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 245
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1150

782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1110

807

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 245	Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150	782
PassMark - CPU mark	1110	807
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 245	Intel Pentium D 960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Presler
Launch date	July 2009	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$35
Place in performance rating	2597	2591
Price now	$34.95
Value for money (0-100)	13.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		960
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	376 million
Base frequency		3.60 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		C1=68.6°C, D0=63.4°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 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)