C-50 vs Pentium D 915

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 915
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 95 Watt
0.29
+81.3%

Pentium D 915 outperforms C-50 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 915 and C-50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31263287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD C-Series
Power efficiency0.291.68
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Ontario (2011−2012)
Release date23 July 2006 (18 years ago)4 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$74no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 915 and C-50 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 speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm40 nm
Die size2x 81 mm275 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 915 and C-50 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
SocketLGA775,PLGA775FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 915 and C-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 915 and C-50 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 D 915 and C-50 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 915 and C-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon HD 6250

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium D 915 0.29
+81.3%
C-50 0.16

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium D 915 459
+75.9%
C-50 261

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.29 0.16
Recency 23 July 2006 4 January 2011
Chip lithography 65 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 9 Watt

Pentium D 915 has a 81.3% higher aggregate performance score.

C-50, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 62.5% more advanced lithography process, and 955.6% lower power consumption.

The Pentium D 915 is our recommended choice as it beats the C-50 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium D 915 is a desktop processor while C-50 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 915 and C-50, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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