Celeron 420 vs Pentium D 925

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 925 and Celeron 420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated3323
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.41
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Conroe-L (2007−2008)
Release date1 October 2006 (18 years ago)June 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$74$23

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 925 and Celeron 420 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 speed3 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.6 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)64 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per die)512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size2x 81 mm277 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)62 °C60 °C
Number of transistors376 million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375V1V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 925 and Celeron 420 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775,PLGA775LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 925 and Celeron 420. 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 925 and Celeron 420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 925 and Celeron 420 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x--

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 925 and Celeron 420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium D 925 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron 420, on the other hand, has 171.4% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium D 925 and Celeron 420. We've got no test results to judge.


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