Pentium D 955 vs Pentium 4 1.80

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 1.80 and Pentium D 955 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Willamette (2000−2001)	Presler (2005−2007)
Release date	August 2001 (23 years ago)	January 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 1.80 and Pentium D 955 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	no data
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	3.46 GHz
L1 cache	8 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	4096 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	180 nm	65 nm
Die size	217 mm2	140 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	78 °C	no data
Number of transistors	42 million	376 million
64 bit support	-	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 1.80 and Pentium D 955 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	2
Socket	478	775
Power consumption (TDP)	67 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 1.80 and Pentium D 955. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 1.80 and Pentium D 955. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	1	2
Chip lithography	180 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	67 Watt	130 Watt

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