Intel Atom 330 vs Intel Pentium D 945

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom 330 and Intel Pentium D 945 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom 330

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 34% higher maximum core temperature: 85.2°C vs 63.4°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 11.9x lower typical power consumption: 8 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date 22 September 2008 vs July 2006
Maximum core temperature 85.2°C vs 63.4°C
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 945

  • Around 113% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache 4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom 330
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 945

Name Intel Atom 330 Intel Pentium D 945
PassMark - Single thread mark 255
PassMark - CPU mark 363
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 389

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Atom 330 Intel Pentium D 945

Essentials

Architecture codename Diamondville Presler
Launch date 22 September 2008 July 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $43
Place in performance rating 3266 3270
Processor Number 330 945
Series Legacy Intel Atom® Processors Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz 3.40 GHz
Bus Speed 533 MHz FSB 800 MHz FSB
Die size 52 mm2 162 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB) 533 MHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 28 KB
L2 cache 1024 KB 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 85.2°C 63.4°C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 94 million 376 million
VID voltage range 0.9V-1.1625V 1.200V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Package Size 22mm x 22mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported PBGA437 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 8 Watt 95 Watt

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Idle States
Intel® AES New Instructions
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 32-bit

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

Memory

Supported memory types DDR1, DDR2, DDR3