i5-2547M vs Pentium D 960

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 960 and Core i5-2547M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2872not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency0.37no data
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date23 April 2006 (18 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$523no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium D 960 and Core i5-2547M 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)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache16 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per die)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB3 MB
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2149 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million624 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 960 and Core i5-2547M 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketLGA775,PLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and Core i5-2547M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 960 and Core i5-2547M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 960 and Core i5-2547M are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and Core i5-2547M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics 3000

Pros & cons summary


Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

i5-2547M has 100% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium D 960 and Core i5-2547M. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium D 960 is a desktop processor while Core i5-2547M is a notebook one.


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