Pentium D 925 vs Core 2 Duo E6700

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium D 925 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2774not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.90no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Presler (2005−2007)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)1 October 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$74

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate1066 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data16 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per die)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data62 °C
Number of transistorsno data376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataLGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium D 925. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 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 Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium D 925 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6700 and Pentium D 925. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6700 has 46.2% lower power consumption.

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