Pentium D 930 vs Athlon X2 7750 BE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pentium D 930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameKuma (2008−2009)Presler (2005−2007)
Release dateDecember 2008 (15 years ago)16 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$178

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pentium D 930 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 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)16 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per die)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size285 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data63 °C
Number of transistors450 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pentium D 930 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 configuration12
SocketAM2+LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pentium D 930. 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 X2 7750 BE and Pentium D 930 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 X2 7750 BE and Pentium D 930 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 7750 BE and Pentium D 930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


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