Intel Atom D510 vs Intel Pentium D 945

Comparative analysis of Intel Atom D510 and Intel Pentium D 945 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 D510

Intel Pentium D 945

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Atom D510

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 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
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
7.3x lower typical power consumption: 13 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 515 vs 220
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1003 vs 389

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2009 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)	13 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	515 vs 220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1003 vs 389

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 945

Around 105% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 1.66 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Atom D510
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 945

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

515

220

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1003

389

Name	Intel Atom D510	Intel Pentium D 945
PassMark - Single thread mark	293
PassMark - CPU mark	406
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	515	220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1003	389

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Atom D510	Intel Pentium D 945
Essentials
Architecture codename	Pineview	Presler
Launch date	December 2009	July 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$97
Place in performance rating	3084	3281
Price now	$97.16
Processor Number	D510	945
Series	Legacy Intel Atom® Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	1.98
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.66 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	87 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	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	176 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)	13 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)