Intel Pentium D 930 vs Intel Pentium D 950

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium D 930 and Intel Pentium D 950 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

Intel Pentium D 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 930

Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 950

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 220 vs 198
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 389 vs 341

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	220 vs 198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	389 vs 341

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium D 930
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 950

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

198

220

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

341

389

Name	Intel Pentium D 930	Intel Pentium D 950
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	198	220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	341	389
PassMark - Single thread mark		695
PassMark - CPU mark		681

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium D 930	Intel Pentium D 950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Presler	Presler
Launch date	January 2006	January 2006
Place in performance rating	3294	3051
Processor Number	930	950
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	162 mm2	162 mm2
L1 cache	28 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	63.4°C	C1+D0=63.4°C, B1=68.6°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	376 million	376 million
VID voltage range	1.200V-1.3375V	1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 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	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)