Intel Pentium D 960 vs Intel Pentium 4 511

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium D 960 and Intel Pentium 4 511 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 960

Intel Pentium 4 511

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 960

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 75% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	May 2006 vs January 2005
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	28 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 1024 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 511

Around 55% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium D 960
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 511

Name	Intel Pentium D 960	Intel Pentium 4 511
PassMark - Single thread mark	782
PassMark - CPU mark	807
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		781
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		899

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium D 960	Intel Pentium 4 511
Essentials
Architecture codename	Presler	Prescott
Launch date	May 2006	January 2005
Place in performance rating	2490	2479
Processor Number	960	511
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.60 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	800 MHz FSB	533 MHz FSB
Die size	162 mm2	112 mm2
L1 cache	28 KB	16 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	C1=68.6°C, D0=63.4°C	67.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Transistor count	376 million	125 million
VID voltage range	1.200V-1.3375V	1.25V-1.400V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	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	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	130 Watt	84 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)