Intel Core i5-2310 vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-2310 and Intel Pentium D 960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-2310

Intel Pentium D 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2310

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1490 vs 782
4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3652 vs 807

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1490 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark	3652 vs 807

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 960

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-2310
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1490

782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3652

807

Name	Intel Core i5-2310	Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1490	782
PassMark - CPU mark	3652	807
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	621
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1977
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.94
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	69.054
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.356
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.078

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-2310	Intel Pentium D 960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Presler
Launch date	May 2011	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$150
Place in performance rating	2583	2591
Price now	$79.98
Processor Number	i5-2310	960
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	20.38
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	216 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	73 °C
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	C1=68.6°C, D0=63.4°C
Maximum frequency	3.20 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1160 million	376 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x102
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1155	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)