Intel Celeron 220 vs Intel Pentium D 945

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron 220 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.

Intel Celeron 220

Intel Pentium D 945

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 220

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 58% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 63.4°C
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5x lower typical power consumption: 19 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	October 2007 vs July 2006
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 63.4°C
L1 cache	64 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 945

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 183% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 1.2 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron 220
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 945

Name	Intel Celeron 220	Intel Pentium D 945
PassMark - Single thread mark	255
PassMark - CPU mark	209
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		389

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron 220	Intel Pentium D 945
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Presler
Launch date	October 2007	July 2006
Place in performance rating	3278	3281
Processor Number	220	945
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.20 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	533 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	77 mm2	162 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	533 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	63.4°C
Maximum frequency	1.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1
Transistor count	105 million	376 million
VID voltage range	1.0000V-1.3375V	1.200V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PBGA479	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	19 Watt	95 Watt
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
Thermal Monitoring
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