AMD Turion X2 RM-75 vs Intel Pentium D 925

Comparative analysis of AMD Turion X2 RM-75 and Intel Pentium D 925 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability. 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).

AMD Turion X2 RM-75

Intel Pentium D 925

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion X2 RM-75

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
4.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 930 vs 198
4.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1646 vs 341

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 January 2009 vs October 2006
L1 cache	256 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	930 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1646 vs 341

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 925

Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1 MB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Turion X2 RM-75
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 925

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

930

198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1646

341

Name	AMD Turion X2 RM-75	Intel Pentium D 925
PassMark - Single thread mark	783
PassMark - CPU mark	727
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	930	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1646	341
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.959
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.066

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Turion X2 RM-75	Intel Pentium D 925
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lion	Presler
Launch date	1 January 2009	October 2006
Place in performance rating	2910	3293
Series	2x AMD Turion	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Processor Number		925
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	4000 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		162 mm2
Maximum core temperature		63.4°C
Transistor count		376 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	S1	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
PowerNow
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
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)