Celeron N5105 vs Pentium D 955

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 955 and Celeron N5105 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1737
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data24.13
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release dateJanuary 2006 (18 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 955 and Celeron N5105 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz2.9 GHz
L1 cache28 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KB1.5 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Die size140 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 955 and Celeron N5105 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
Socket775FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 955 and Celeron N5105. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium D 955 and Celeron N5105 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 955 and Celeron N5105 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 955 and Celeron N5105. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data800 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium D 955 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium D 955 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium D 955 and Celeron N5105 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 955 and Celeron N5105.

PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 10 Watt

Celeron N5105 has 100% more physical cores, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 1200% lower power consumption.

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