Pentium D 960 vs Pentium 4 506

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 506 and Pentium D 960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2886
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.37
Architecture codenamePrescott (2001−2005)Presler (2005−2007)
Release dateJune 2005 (19 years ago)23 April 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$523

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 506 and Pentium D 960 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.66 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache16 KB16 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per die)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die size109 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors125 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.25V-1.4V1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 506 and Pentium D 960 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
SocketPLGA775LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 506 and Pentium D 960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium 4 506 and Pentium D 960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 506 and Pentium D 960 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 506 and Pentium D 960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 130 Watt

Pentium 4 506 has 54.8% lower power consumption.

Pentium D 960, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 4 506 and Pentium D 960. We've got no test results to judge.


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