Pentium D 935 vs Celeron G550
Primary details
Comparing Celeron G550 and Pentium D 935 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2626 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.65 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.15 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) | Presler (2005−2007) |
| Release date | 1 June 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 January 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $84 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron G550 and Pentium D 935 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 | 2.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 16 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per die) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 131 mm2 | 2x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 69 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 63 °C |
| Number of transistors | 504 million | 376 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.2V-1.3375V |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron G550 and Pentium D 935 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 | FCLGA1155 | LGA775,PLGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron G550 and Pentium D 935. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Celeron G550 and Pentium D 935 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | - |
| EDB | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron G550 and Pentium D 935 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron G550 and Pentium D 935. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 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 Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| Graphics max frequency | 1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Celeron G550 and Pentium D 935 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron G550 and Pentium D 935.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2012 | 1 January 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Celeron G550 has an age advantage of 5 years, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Celeron G550 and Pentium D 935. We've got no test results to judge.
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