Athlon MP 1200 vs Pentium D 960
Primary details
Comparing Pentium D 960 and Athlon MP 1200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2870 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | no data | AMD Athlon MP |
| Power efficiency | 0.37 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Presler (2005−2007) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | 23 April 2006 (18 years ago) | 5 June 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $523 | $265 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium D 960 and Athlon MP 1200 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 266 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per die) | 256 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | 128 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | 38 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 1.2V-1.3375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium D 960 and Athlon MP 1200 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 | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | LGA775,PLGA775 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 54.7 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and Athlon MP 1200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium D 960 and Athlon MP 1200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 960 and Athlon MP 1200 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and Athlon MP 1200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 April 2006 | 5 June 2001 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 54 Watt |
Pentium D 960 has an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 176.9% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon MP 1200, on the other hand, has 140.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Pentium D 960 and Athlon MP 1200. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Pentium D 960 is a desktop processor while Athlon MP 1200 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 960 and Athlon MP 1200, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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