Intel Pentium D 955 vs Intel Pentium D 955 EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium D 955 and Intel Pentium D 955 EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization.

Intel Pentium D 955

Intel Pentium D 955 EE

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium D 955	Intel Pentium D 955 EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Presler	Presler
Launch date	January 2006	January 2006
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		955
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	140 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	28 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	376 million	376 million
Base frequency		3.46 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		68.6°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2	2
Sockets supported	775	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
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)