Celeron M 390 vs Pentium D 820

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 820
2005
2 cores / 2 threads, 95 Watt
0.28
+64.7%

Pentium D 820 outperforms Celeron M 390 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking33433501
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesPentium DCeleron M
Power efficiency0.120.34
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSmithfield (2005)Dothan (2004−2005)
Release dateMay 2005 (20 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 820 and Celeron M 390 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rate800 MHz400 MHz
L1 cache28 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB1 MB L2 KB
Chip lithography90 nm90 nm
Die size206 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature64 °C100 °C
Number of transistors169 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.4V1.004V-1.292V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 820 and Celeron M 390 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 configuration2no data
SocketPLGA775PPGA478, H-PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt21 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 820 and Celeron M 390. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)--
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States+-
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bit32 Bit
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Pentium D 820 and Celeron M 390 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 820 and Celeron M 390 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 820 and Celeron M 390. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.28 0.17
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 21 Watt

Pentium D 820 has a 64.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron M 390, on the other hand, has 352.4% lower power consumption.

The Intel Pentium D 820 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron M 390 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium D 820 is a desktop processor while Celeron M 390 is a notebook one.

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