Pentium D 945 vs i5-760

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-760 and Pentium D 945 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2080not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.65no data
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date18 July 2010 (14 years ago)23 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$230$163

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-760 and Pentium D 945 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 speed2.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate2.5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)16 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per die)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size296 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data63 °C
Number of transistors774 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-760 and Pentium D 945 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
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium D 945. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Demand Based Switching--
PAE36 Bit32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core i5-760 and Pentium D 945 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium D 945 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium D 945. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-760 and Pentium D 945.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 July 2010 23 July 2006
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

i5-760 has an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

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