Intel Pentium D 915 vs AMD Athlon XP 2600+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium D 915 and AMD Athlon XP 2600+ 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 XP 2600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 915

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 46% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.92 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 130 nm
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 532 vs 380
Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 459 vs 242

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2006 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.92 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	532 vs 380
PassMark - CPU mark	459 vs 242

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon XP 2600+

4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 68 Watt vs 95 Watt

L1 cache	128 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	68 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium D 915
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2600+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

380

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

459

242

Name	Intel Pentium D 915	AMD Athlon XP 2600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	532	380
PassMark - CPU mark	459	242
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	179
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	307

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium D 915	AMD Athlon XP 2600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Presler	Barton
Launch date	July 2006	January 2001
Place in performance rating	3183	3174
Processor Number	915
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$23
Price now		$23.03
Value for money (0-100)		4.76
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	162 mm2	101 mm
L1 cache	28 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	63.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.92 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	376 million	63 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	A
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	68 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)