Pentium E6600 vs Pentium D 945

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 945 and Pentium E6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2712
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.02
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data1.03
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date23 July 2006 (18 years ago)17 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$163$16

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium D 945 and Pentium E6600 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 speed3.4 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz0.07 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size2x 81 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375V0.85V – 1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 945 and Pentium E6600 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,PLGA775LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 945 and Pentium E6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 945 and Pentium E6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 945 and Pentium E6600 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 945 and Pentium E6600. 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 cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 945 and Pentium E6600.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 July 2006 17 January 2010
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium E6600 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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