Intel Celeron M 900 vs Intel Pentium D 950

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron M 900 and Intel Pentium D 950 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 M 900

Intel Pentium D 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron M 900

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	1 April 2009 vs January 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 950

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 55% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 695 vs 263
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 681 vs 204

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	695 vs 263
PassMark - CPU mark	681 vs 204

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron M 900
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

263

695

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

204

681

Name	Intel Celeron M 900	Intel Pentium D 950
PassMark - Single thread mark	263	695
PassMark - CPU mark	204	681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		389

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron M 900	Intel Pentium D 950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Penryn	Presler
Launch date	1 April 2009	January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$70
Place in performance rating	3272	3051
Processor Number	900	950
Series	Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Mobile	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	107 mm2	162 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)	800 MHz
L2 cache	1024 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C	C1+D0=63.4°C, B1=68.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	1	2
Number of threads	1
Transistor count	410 million	376 million
L1 cache		28 KB
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	35mm x 35mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PGA478	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	130 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3