Celeron N2810 vs Pentium D 960
Primary details
Comparing Pentium D 960 and Celeron N2810 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2749 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Architecture codename | Presler (2006−2007) | Bay Trail-M (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 23 April 2006 (18 years ago) | 11 September 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $260 |
| Current price | $149 | $150 (0.6x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium D 960 and Celeron N2810 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 56K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per die) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | C1=69 °C, D0=63 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | 1.2V-1.3375V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium D 960 and Celeron N2810 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 | FCBGA1170 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 7.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and Celeron N2810. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | - |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 32 Bit | no data |
| Smart Connect | no data | + |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| RST | no data | - |
Security technologies
Pentium D 960 and Celeron N2810 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | no data | - |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 960 and Celeron N2810 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | - | - |
| VT-x | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and Celeron N2810. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel® HD Graphics for Intel Atom® Processor Z3700 Series |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 756 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium D 960 and Celeron N2810 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 960 and Celeron N2810.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 4 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 and 2.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 2 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 5 |
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 960 outperforms Celeron N2810 by 92% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 April 2006 | 11 September 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 7 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Pentium D 960 and Celeron N2810. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Pentium D 960 is a desktop processor while Celeron N2810 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 960 and Celeron N2810, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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