Intel Pentium E5300 vs D 925 |
Released January, 2008
Intel Pentium E5300
- 2.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium E5300
 | Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score 2,271 | | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm |
| | Has virtualization support Yes | | Much better performance per dollar 1.5 pt/$ |
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Released July, 2006
Intel Pentium D 925
- 3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the D 925
| | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Higher clock speed 3 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 2 MB/core | | Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.23 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 2,271 | vs | 1,004 | More than 2.2x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Has virtualization support | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Boosts performance of virtual machines | |||
| Much better performance per dollar | 1.5 pt/$ | vs | 0.76 pt/$ | Around 2x better performance per dollar | |||
| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 77.19W | More than 30% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,052 | vs | 751 | More than 40% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 74.1 °C | vs | 63.4 °C | More than 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Better performance per watt | 1.66 pt/W | vs | 0.59 pt/W | More than 2.8x better performance per watt | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2008 | vs | Jul, 2006 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
| 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 | |||
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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 | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | More than 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.23 GHz | vs | 3.87 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium E5300 vs D 925
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium E5300 | vs | D 925 |
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| Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3 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 | Yes | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.66 pt/W | 0.59 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock speed | 800 MHz | 800 MHz | |
details | Pentium E5300 | vs | D 925 |
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| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 65 nm | |
| Transistor count | 228,000,000 | 376,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Clock multiplier | 13 | 15 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.36V | 1.2 - 1.34V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 74.1°C | Unknown - 63.4°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.87 GHz | 4.23 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.33 GHz | 4.4 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.87 GHz | 4.23 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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