i9-13900KF vs Pentium D 950
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-13900KF outperforms Pentium D 950 by a whopping 8507% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium D 950 and Core i9-13900KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3032 | 105 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 64.75 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Core i9 |
| Power efficiency | 0.31 | 13.61 |
| Architecture codename | Presler (2005−2007) | Raptor Lake, Raptor Cove, Gracemont (2022) |
| Release date | 16 January 2006 (19 years ago) | 27 September 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $637 | $564 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium D 950 and i9-13900KF have a nearly equal value for money.
Detailed specifications
Pentium D 950 and Core i9-13900KF 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 16 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 5.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 16 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 30 |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per die) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 36 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | 257 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | C1+D0=63 °C, B1=69 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.2V-1.3375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium D 950 and Core i9-13900KF 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA775,PLGA775 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 125 W, 253 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 950 and Core i9-13900KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium D 950 and Core i9-13900KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 950 and Core i9-13900KF are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 950 and Core i9-13900KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 192 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 89.604 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 950 and Core i9-13900KF.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 36.15 |
| Recency | 16 January 2006 | 27 September 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 24 |
| Threads | 2 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 125 Watt |
i9-13900KF has a 8507.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and 4% lower power consumption.
The Core i9-13900KF is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 950 in performance tests.
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