Pentium D 920 vs Pentium G6951

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G6951 and Pentium D 920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2547	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.12	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.12	no data
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	Presler (2005−2007)
Release date	1 September 2010 (14 years ago)	16 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$94	$241

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G6951 and Pentium D 920 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	2
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per die)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	81 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	63 °C
Number of transistors	382 million	376 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6951 and Pentium D 920 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	FCLGA1156	LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6951 and Pentium D 920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
PAE	36 Bit	32 Bit
FDI	+	no data
FSB parity	no data	-

Security technologies

Pentium G6951 and Pentium D 920 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6951 and Pentium D 920 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6951 and Pentium D 920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6951 and Pentium D 920 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6951 and Pentium D 920.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 September 2010	16 January 2006
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	95 Watt

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