Intel Celeron E3400 vs Intel Pentium D 925

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron E3400 and Intel Pentium D 925 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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 Celeron E3400

Intel Pentium D 925

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E3400

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 17% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°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
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 301 vs 198
Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 510 vs 341

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs October 2006
Maximum core temperature	74.1°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)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	510 vs 341

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 925

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1024 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron E3400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 925

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

301

198

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

510

341

Name	Intel Celeron E3400	Intel Pentium D 925
PassMark - Single thread mark	993
PassMark - CPU mark	854
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	301	198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	510	341

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron E3400	Intel Pentium D 925
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Presler
Launch date	January 2010	October 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$76
Place in performance rating	2668	3202
Price now	$75.47
Processor Number	E3400	925
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.63
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (shared)	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	63.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	376 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	LGA775	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)