i3-5005U vs Pentium D 925

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 925 and Core i3-5005U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	2250
Place by popularity	not in top-100	95
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i3
Architecture codename	Presler (2005−2007)	Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date	1 October 2006 (17 years ago)	1 March 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$74	$275

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 925 and Core i3-5005U 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 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2 GHz
Bus rate	no data	5 GT/s
L1 cache	16 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per die)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	82 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	62 °C	105 °C
Number of transistors	376 million	1300 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.3375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 925 and Core i3-5005U 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	1	1
Socket	LGA775,PLGA775	FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 925 and Core i3-5005U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Smart Response	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Pentium D 925 and Core i3-5005U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 925 and Core i3-5005U are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	-	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 925 and Core i3-5005U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)	Intel HD Graphics 5500
Max video memory	no data	16 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	850 MHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium D 925 and Core i3-5005U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	3
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium D 925 and Core i3-5005U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	no data	N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium D 925 and Core i3-5005U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	11.2/12
OpenGL	no data	4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 925 and Core i3-5005U.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	12

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 October 2006	1 March 2015
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

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