AMD Phenom X3 8750 vs Intel Pentium D 915

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X3 8750 and Intel Pentium D 915 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X3 8750

Intel Pentium D 915

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8750

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
13.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 293 vs 179
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 790 vs 307

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2008 vs July 2006
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	293 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	790 vs 307

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 915

Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.4 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 Phenom X3 8750
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 915

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

293

179

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

790

307

Name	AMD Phenom X3 8750	Intel Pentium D 915
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	293	179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	790	307
PassMark - Single thread mark		532
PassMark - CPU mark		459

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X3 8750	Intel Pentium D 915
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toliman	Presler
Launch date	April 2008	July 2006
Place in performance rating	3205	3194
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		915
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	450 million	376 million
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		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)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
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