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Intel Pentium D 960 vs AMD Athlon II X2 215

The AMD Athlon II X2 215 is newer than Intel Pentium D 960 @ 3.60GHz also around 17% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 24% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Athlon II X2 215 uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 516 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.
×Intel Pentium D 960 @ 3.60GHz×AMD Athlon II X2 215+ ADD
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Socket TypePLGA775AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.6 GHz2.7 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 33KB, L2: 4.0MB, L3: 0MBL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB,
TDP130W65W
Yearly Running Cost$23.73$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ2 2009Q3 2009
# of Samples43473
CPU Value0.033.6
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)782(-23.6%)10233(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)807(-17.1%)973(0.0%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 3rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium D 960 @ 3.60GHz
807
AMD Athlon II X2 215
973
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 3rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Pentium D 960 @ 3.60GHz
NA
AMD Athlon II X2 215
33.6
CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium D 960 @ 3.60GHz
782
AMD Athlon II X2 215
1,023
Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Pentium D 960 @ 3.60GHz AMD Athlon II X2 215
Max TDP130W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.