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Intel Core2 Duo E4500
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core2 Duo E4500 based on its performance, single-core performance, power consumption and value.
See full details Intel Pentium D 925 vs Core2 Duo E4500 |
Released July, 2006
Intel Pentium D 925
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
4.6 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium D 925
 | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Significantly higher clock speed 3 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.23 GHz |
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Released July, 2007
Intel Core2 Duo E4500
- 2.2 GHz
- Dual core
4.9 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core2 Duo E4500
| | Significantly lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Higher Maximum operating temperature 73.3 °C |
| | Better performance per watt 1.38 pt/W | | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 925 vs E4500 among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 4.9 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 2 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.2 GHz | More than 35% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 3.16 GHz | Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.4 GHz | vs | 3.52 GHz | Around 25% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 77.19W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 73.3 °C | vs | 63.4 °C | More than 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Better performance per watt | 1.38 pt/W | vs | 0.59 pt/W | More than 2.2x better performance per watt | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | More than 30% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | More than 30% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Newer | Jul, 2007 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date 11 months later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium D 925 vs Core2 Duo E4500
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium D 925 | vs | Core2 Duo E4500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| LGA 775 | |||
| P | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | No | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 0.59 pt/W | 1.38 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 800 MHz | 800 MHz | |
details | Pentium D 925 | vs | Core2 Duo E4500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 65 nm | |
| Transistor count | 376,000,000 | 167,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 15 | 11 | |
| Voltage range | 1.2 - 1.34V | 0.85 - 1.5V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 63.4°C | Unknown - 73.3°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.23 GHz | 3.16 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.4 GHz | 3.52 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.23 GHz | 3.16 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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