Intel Atom D410 vs Intel Pentium D 915

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D410 and Intel Pentium D 915 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Atom D410

Intel Pentium D 915

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D410

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
Around 58% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 63.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
9.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 464 vs 179
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 626 vs 307

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs July 2006
Maximum core temperature	100°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)	10 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	464 vs 179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	626 vs 307

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 915

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 69% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 528 vs 241
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 454 vs 180

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	528 vs 241
PassMark - CPU mark	454 vs 180

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D410
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 915

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

241

528

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

180

454

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

464

179

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

626

307

Name	Intel Atom D410	Intel Pentium D 915
PassMark - Single thread mark	241	528
PassMark - CPU mark	180	454
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	464	179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	626	307

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D410	Intel Pentium D 915
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Presler
Launch date	January 2010	July 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$636
Place in performance rating	3179	3191
Price now	$635.99
Processor Number	D410	915
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.14
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.66 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	66 mm2	162 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	63.4°C
Maximum frequency	1.66 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	123 million	376 million
VID voltage range	0.800V-1.175V	1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	6.4 GB/s
Maximum memory size	4 GB
Supported memory types	DDR2 667/800	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Processor graphics	Integrated
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	FCBGA559	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	95 Watt
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)