Intel Pentium D 915 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium D 915 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 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 Pentium D 915

AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 915

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 104 Watt

Launch date	July 2006 vs June 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 104 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 552 vs 532
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 517 vs 459

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB vs 28 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	552 vs 532
PassMark - CPU mark	517 vs 459

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium D 915
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

552

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

459

517

Name	Intel Pentium D 915	AMD Athlon 64 FX-57
PassMark - Single thread mark	532	552
PassMark - CPU mark	459	517
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	307

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium D 915	AMD Athlon 64 FX-57
Essentials
Architecture codename	Presler	San Diego
Launch date	July 2006	June 2005
Place in performance rating	3194	2925
Processor Number	915
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	162 mm2	115 mm
L1 cache	28 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	63.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	376 million	114 million
VID voltage range	1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	104 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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)