Intel Pentium G645 vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G645 and Intel Pentium D 960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G645

Intel Pentium D 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G645

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 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 71% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1340 vs 782
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1429 vs 807

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology	32 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	1340 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark	1429 vs 807

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 960

Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G645
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1340

782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1429

807

Name	Intel Pentium G645	Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1340	782
PassMark - CPU mark	1429	807
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	878
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.806

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G645	Intel Pentium D 960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Presler
Launch date	September 2012	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	2595	2591
Price now	$95
Processor Number	G645	960
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.01
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	131 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	C1=68.6°C, D0=63.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 million	376 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)