Processor 300 vs Pentium D 940

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 940 and Processor 300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Raptor Lake-S (2023−2024)
Release date5 January 2006 (18 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 940 and Processor 300 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 940 and Processor 300 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,PLGA775FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 940 and Processor 300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data
StatusDiscontinuedLaunched
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium D 940 and Processor 300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 940 and Processor 300 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 940 and Processor 300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium D 940 and Processor 300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium D 940 and Processor 300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium D 940 and Processor 300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 940 and Processor 300.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 5 January 2006 8 January 2024
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 46 Watt

Processor 300 has an age advantage of 18 years, 100% more threads, and 182.6% lower power consumption.

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