AMD Athlon X2 4450e vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 4450e and Intel Pentium D 960 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Intel Pentium D 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4450e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
9.1x 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
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1066 vs 782
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 867 vs 807

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2008 vs May 2006
L1 cache	256 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark	867 vs 807

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 960

Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 4450e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1066

782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

867

807

Name	AMD Athlon X2 4450e	Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066	782
PassMark - CPU mark	867	807
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1045
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1701
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.492

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 4450e	Intel Pentium D 960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Presler
Launch date	April 2008	May 2006
Place in performance rating	2615	2592
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		960
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	126 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	154 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
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)