Pentium D 940 vs i7-920

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-920
2008
4 cores / 8 threads, 130 Watt
1.79
+411%
Pentium D 940
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.35

Core i7-920 outperforms Pentium D 940 by a whopping 411% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-920 and Pentium D 940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20253065
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.22no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.300.25
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Presler (2005−2007)
Release dateNovember 2008 (16 years ago)5 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$340$423

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-920 and Pentium D 940 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-920 and Pentium D 940 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed2.66 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)16 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2 MB (per die)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size263 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors731 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-920 and Pentium D 940 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
SocketFCLGA1366,PLGA1366LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium D 940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Demand Based Switching--
PAE36 Bit32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Core i7-920 and Pentium D 940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium D 940 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-920 and Pentium D 940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size24 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-920 1.79
+411%
Pentium D 940 0.35

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-920 2840
+414%
Pentium D 940 552

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.79 0.35
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

i7-920 has a 411.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-920 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 940 in performance tests.


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