Ultra 5 236V vs Pentium D 945

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 945 and Core Ultra 5 236V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated557
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data75.05
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date23 July 2006 (18 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$163no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 945 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm3 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °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 945 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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,PLGA775FCBGA2833
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 945 and Core Ultra 5 236V. 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+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+
Supported AI Software Frameworks-OpenVINO™, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT, WebNN

Security technologies

Pentium D 945 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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 945 and Core Ultra 5 236V are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 945 and Core Ultra 5 236V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel Arc Graphics 130V
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.85 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium D 945 and Core Ultra 5 236V integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium D 945 and Core Ultra 5 236V integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2400 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium D 945 and Core Ultra 5 236V integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.2
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 945 and Core Ultra 5 236V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
PCI supportno data5.0 and 4.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 July 2006 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 17 Watt

Ultra 5 236V has an age advantage of 18 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process, and 458.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium D 945 and Core Ultra 5 236V. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium D 945 is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 5 236V is a notebook one.


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