AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs Intel Pentium D 950

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 445 and Intel Pentium D 950 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 445

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 13.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
  • Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1273 vs 695
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1826 vs 681
  • Around 74% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 383 vs 220
  • 2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1036 vs 389
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2010 vs January 2006
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1273 vs 695
PassMark - CPU mark 1826 vs 681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 383 vs 220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1036 vs 389

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 950

  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 445
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 950

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1273
695
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1826
681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
383
220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1036
389
Name AMD Athlon II X3 445 Intel Pentium D 950
PassMark - Single thread mark 1273 695
PassMark - CPU mark 1826 681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 383 220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1036 389
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.487
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.169

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 445 Intel Pentium D 950

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Presler
Launch date May 2010 January 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $91
Place in performance rating 3059 3042
Price now $91
Value for money (0-100) 8.33
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number 950
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 162 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 28 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Transistor count 300 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

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) 95 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)