Intel Pentium E6700 vs Intel Pentium D 950

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6700 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium E6700

Intel Pentium D 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6700

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 3 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 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1311 vs 695
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1182 vs 681
Around 85% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 407 vs 220
Around 88% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 732 vs 389

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs January 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	1311 vs 695
PassMark - CPU mark	1182 vs 681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	407 vs 220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	732 vs 389

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 950

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.2 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 E6700
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1311

695

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1182

681

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

407

220

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

732

389

Name	Intel Pentium E6700	Intel Pentium D 950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1311	695
PassMark - CPU mark	1182	681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	407	220
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	732	389
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.355
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	14.118
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.554

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6700	Intel Pentium D 950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Presler
Launch date	May 2010	January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	3046	3042
Price now	$16.99
Processor Number	E6700	950
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	33.71
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.40 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+D0=63.4°C, B1=68.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.4 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)