Pentium D 925 vs Athlon X4 950

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Pentium D 925 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1828not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.66no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.29no data
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)1 October 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60$74

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 950 and Pentium D 925 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)16 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per die)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm65 nm
Die size246 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C62 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 950 and Pentium D 925 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM4LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pentium D 925. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon X4 950 and Pentium D 925 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pentium D 925 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Pentium D 925. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 1 October 2006
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Athlon X4 950 has an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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