Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Pentium D 950

Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 950
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.40
Apple M4 (8 cores)
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 5 Watt
11.83
+2858%

M4 (8 cores) outperforms Pentium D 950 by a whopping 2858% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3198710
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M4
Power efficiency0.13100.00
DesignerIntelApple
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)no data
Release date16 January 2006 (19 years ago)28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$637no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 950 and M4 (8 cores) 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per die)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography65 nm3 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureC1+D0=63 °C, B1=69 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 950 and M4 (8 cores) 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775,PLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 950 and M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 950 and M4 (8 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 950 and M4 (8 cores) are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 950 and M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Apple M4 8-core GPU

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Pentium D 950 0.40
Apple M4 (8 cores) 11.83
+2858%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Pentium D 950 704
Samples: 887
Apple M4 (8 cores) 20795
+2854%
Samples: 12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.40 11.83
Recency 16 January 2006 28 October 2024
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 5 Watt

Apple M4 (8 cores) has a 2857.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process, and 2500% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 (8 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium D 950 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium D 950 is a desktop processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a notebook one.

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