Intel Pentium E6300 vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6300 and Intel Pentium D 960 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 E6300

Intel Pentium D 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6300

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1143 vs 782
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1032 vs 807

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2009 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark	1032 vs 807

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 960

Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6300
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1143

782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1032

807

Name	Intel Pentium E6300	Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1143	782
PassMark - CPU mark	1032	807
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	629

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6300	Intel Pentium D 960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Presler
Launch date	May 2009	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$40
Place in performance rating	2620	2601
Price now	$565
Processor Number	E6300	960
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	0.89
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	800 MHz FSB
Die size	82 mm2	162 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	C1=68.6°C, D0=63.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	376 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.3625V	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	1	2
Sockets supported	LGA775	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)