Pentium D 915 vs Pentium 4 P4 3.0

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Celeron 2.0 Celeron 2.40 Celeron 2.60 Celeron 2.80 Pentium 4 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 2.60 Pentium 4 2.66 Pentium 4 2.80 Pentium 4 HT 3.00 Pentium 4 HT 3.06 Pentium 4 HT 3.20 Pentium 4 P4 3.0
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Pentium D 915 Pentium D 920 Pentium D 925 Pentium D 930 Pentium D 935 Pentium D 940 Pentium D 945 Pentium D 950 Pentium D 960 Pentium D 965 EE Pentium Extreme Edition 955 Pentium Extreme Edition 965

Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 P4 3.0
1 core / 1 thread, 89 Watt
0.21
Pentium D 915
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 95 Watt
0.29
+38.1%

Pentium D 915 outperforms Pentium 4 P4 3.0 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 Pentium 4 P4 3.0
Pentium D 915 Pentium D 915

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31963110
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPentium 4no data
Power efficiency0.220.29
Architecture codenameNorthwood (2002−2004)Presler (2005−2007)
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)23 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$74

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate400 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data16 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per die)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data63 °C
Number of transistorsno data376 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataLGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915. 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

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915. 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)

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.21 0.29
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 130 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium 4 P4 3.0 has 6.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium D 915, on the other hand, has a 38.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium D 915 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 P4 3.0 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4 P4 3.0 and Pentium D 915, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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