Pentium G2020 vs Pentium D 945

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 945 and Pentium G2020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2408
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.04
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data1.82
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date23 July 2006 (18 years ago)21 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$163$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium D 945 and Pentium G2020 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 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache16 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB3072 KB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm22 nm
Die size2x 81 mm294 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)63 °C65 °C
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 945 and Pentium G2020 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,PLGA775FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 945 and Pentium G2020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 945 and Pentium G2020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Keyno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 945 and Pentium G2020 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 Pentium G2020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium D 945 and Pentium G2020 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 945 and Pentium G2020.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 July 2006 21 January 2013
Chip lithography 65 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 55 Watt

Pentium G2020 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 72.7% lower power consumption.

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