AMD Sempron 150 vs Intel Pentium D 950

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General info

Comparing Pentium D 950 and Sempron 150 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenamePresler (2006−2007)Sargas (2009−2011)
Release date16 January 2006 (18 years old)7 December 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$73
Current price$156 $267 (3.7x MSRP)

Technical specs

Pentium D 950 and Sempron 150 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 speed3.4 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.9 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2117 mm2
Maximum core temperatureC1+D0=63 °C, B1=69 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million234 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 950 and Sempron 150 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,PLGA775AM3
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 950 and Sempron 150. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-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
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Pentium D 950 and Sempron 150 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 Sempron 150 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 Sempron 150. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR3
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 950 and Sempron 150.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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: 68%

Pentium D 950 677
+13.4%
Sempron 150 597

Pentium D 950 outperforms Sempron 150 by 13% in Passmark.

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 16 January 2006 7 December 2010
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 45 Watt

We couldn't decide between Pentium D 950 and Sempron 150. We've got no test results to judge.


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