Pentium D 945 vs Ryzen 3 2200U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 2200U and Pentium D 945 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1813 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 14.22 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Presler (2005−2007) |
| Release date | 8 January 2018 (6 years ago) | 23 July 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $163 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 2200U and Pentium D 945 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 16 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB (per die) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 2x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 63 °C |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 376 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.2V-1.3375V |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 2200U and Pentium D 945 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | FP5 | LGA775,PLGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and Pentium D 945. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 2200U and Pentium D 945 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 Ryzen 3 2200U and Pentium D 945 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and Pentium D 945. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.397 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2200U and Pentium D 945.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 January 2018 | 23 July 2006 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 3 2200U has an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 2200U and Pentium D 945. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 2200U is a notebook processor while Pentium D 945 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 2200U and Pentium D 945, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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