Pentium D 930 vs Core 2 Duo E6850

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Pentium D 930 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2701not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore 2 Duo (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.05no data
Architecture codenameConroe (2006−2007)Presler (2005−2007)
Release dateno data16 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$178

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 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 speed3 GHz3 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB16 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB2 MB (per die)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size143 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data63 °C
Number of transistors291 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 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
Socket775LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Pentium D 930. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 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 Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Pentium D 930 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6850 and Pentium D 930. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6850 has 46.2% lower power consumption.

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