Ryzen 3 3250U vs Pentium D 960
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 3250U outperforms Pentium D 960 by a whopping 369% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium D 960 and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2870 | 1768 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 96 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 0.37 | 15.11 |
| Architecture codename | Presler (2005−2007) | Picasso (2019−2022) |
| Release date | 23 April 2006 (18 years ago) | 6 January 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $523 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium D 960 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per die) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | 4500 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | 1.2V-1.3375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium D 960 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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 | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| 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 |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Security technologies
Pentium D 960 and Ryzen 3 3250U 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 Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | - | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 960 and Ryzen 3 3250U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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 | 0.52 | 2.44 |
| Recency | 23 April 2006 | 6 January 2020 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 3 3250U has a 369.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 766.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 3250U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 960 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium D 960 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 3250U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 960 and Ryzen 3 3250U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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