Intel Pentium D 930 vs AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium D 930 and AMD Athlon 64 3000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium D 930

AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 930

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 50% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2 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

Launch date	January 2006 vs December 2003
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2 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

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3000+

4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 850 vs 198
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 834 vs 341

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	850 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	834 vs 341

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium D 930
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3000+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

198

850

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

341

834

Name	Intel Pentium D 930	AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	198	850
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	341	834
PassMark - Single thread mark		549
PassMark - CPU mark		463

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium D 930	AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Presler	Clawhammer
Launch date	January 2006	December 2003
Place in performance rating	3294	2702
Processor Number	930
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$65
Price now		$74.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.82
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB
Die size	162 mm2	193 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	3 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	376 million	69 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	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	89 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)