Core 2 Duo E6540 vs Pentium D 820

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 820
2005
2 cores / 2 threads, 95 Watt
0.31
Core 2 Duo E6540
2007
2 cores, 65 Watt
0.51
+64.5%

Core 2 Duo E6540 outperforms Pentium D 820 by an impressive 65% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 820 and Core 2 Duo E6540 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31012884
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPentium Dno data
Power efficiency0.310.74
Architecture codenameSmithfield (2005)no data
Release dateMay 2005 (19 years ago)1 July 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 820 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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)
Threads2no data
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.33 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Bus rate800 MHz1333 MHz
L1 cache28 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cache0 KB4 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die size206 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature64 °C72 °C
Number of transistors169 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.4V0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 820 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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
SocketPLGA775PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 820 and Core 2 Duo E6540. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-+
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Pentium D 820 and Core 2 Duo E6540 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 Core 2 Duo E6540 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 Core 2 Duo E6540. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

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.

Pentium D 820 0.31
Core 2 Duo E6540 0.51
+64.5%

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.

Pentium D 820 499
Core 2 Duo E6540 808
+61.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.31 0.51
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Core 2 Duo E6540 has a 64.5% higher aggregate performance score, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Core 2 Duo E6540 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 820 in performance tests.


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