AMD FX-4150 vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4150 and Intel Pentium D 960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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).

AMD FX-4150

Intel Pentium D 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4150

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
6.9x 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 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 782
4.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3327 vs 807

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs May 2006
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	192 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark	3327 vs 807

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 960

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4150
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3327

807

Name	AMD FX-4150	Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	782
PassMark - CPU mark	3327	807
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.315
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.221

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4150	Intel Pentium D 960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Presler
Launch date	October 2012	May 2006
Place in performance rating	2580	2591
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		960
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	315 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	4096 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1200 million	376 million
Unlocked
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)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)