Pentium D 915 vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0

Place in the ranking	3225	3126
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium 4	no data
Power efficiency	0.22	0.29
Architecture codename	Northwood (2002−2004)	Presler (2005−2007)
Release date	no data	23 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$74

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915 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 cores	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Base clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	400 MHz	no data
L1 cache	no data	16 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	2 MB (per die)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	130 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	2x 81 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	63 °C
Number of transistors	no data	376 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	no data	LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	-
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	-
PAE	no data	32 Bit
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	-
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.21	0.29
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	130 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	89 Watt	95 Watt

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 has 6.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium D 915, on the other hand, has a 38.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium D 915 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.