AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ vs Intel Pentium D 950

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Intel Pentium D 950
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Games supported 41%

General info

Comparing Pentium D 950 and Athlon 64 X2 4000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating25962598
Value for money0.351.45
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenamePresler (2006−2007)Windsor (2006−2009)
Release dateJanuary 2006 (17 years old)May 2006 (16 years old)
Current price$156 $130
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Technical specs

Pentium D 950 and Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2 GHz
L1 cache28 KB256 KB
L2 cache4 MB512K
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size140 mm2220 mm2
Maximum core temperatureC1+D0=63 °C, B1=69 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-no data
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 950 and Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 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 configuration21
SocketPLGA775AM2
Thermal design power (TDP)130 Watt89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 950 and Athlon 64 X2 4000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium D 950 and Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 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 Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 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 Athlon 64 X2 4000+. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data
ECC memory support-no data

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall 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 950 0.53
Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 0.53
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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.

Benchmark coverage: 67%

Pentium D 950 671
+0.3%
Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 669

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Boost clock speed 3400 2000
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 130 Watt 89 Watt

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Competitors of Pentium D 950 by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Pentium D 950 from AMD is Athlon 64 X2 4000+, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 2 positions in our rating.

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Competitors of Athlon 64 X2 4000+ by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Athlon 64 X2 4000+ by Intel is Celeron E1400, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 5 positions in our rating.

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User rating

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