Pentium D 945 vs Athlon 64 FX-62

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Pentium D 945 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2787not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAthlon 64 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency0.48no data
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Presler (2005−2007)
Release dateno data23 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$163

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Pentium D 945 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)
Threads22
Base clock speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate1000 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB16 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB2 MB (per die)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die size220 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data63 °C
Number of transistors243 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Pentium D 945 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
SocketAM2LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Pentium D 945. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Pentium D 945 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Pentium D 945 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 (Desktop) FX-62 and Pentium D 945. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium D 945 has a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 31.6% lower power consumption.

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