Pentium Gold G7400TE vs Pentium D 840

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 840 and Pentium Gold G7400TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Smithfield (2005)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	May 2005 (19 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$100	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 840 and Pentium Gold G7400TE 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	28 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	10 nm
Die size	206 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	70 °C	no data
Number of transistors	169 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.4V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 840 and Pentium Gold G7400TE 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	2	1
Socket	PLGA775	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 840 and Pentium Gold G7400TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	no data	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 840 and Pentium Gold G7400TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 840 and Pentium Gold G7400TE are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 840 and Pentium Gold G7400TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 710

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 840 and Pentium Gold G7400TE.

PCIe version

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5.0

Pros & cons summary

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Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

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