Intel D 820

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. Specifications
3. SiSoftware Sandra
4. PCMark04 - 05
5. 3DMark2001
6. 3DMark2003
7. 3DMark2005
8. Performance Test
9. Prime95
10. Encoding
11. Games
12. Overclocking
13. Multitasking
14. Conclusion

In Device Manager, you'll notice that the D 820 is identified as two processors, while with CPU-Z you can read the details for each one separately.

The FSB runs at 200MHz while the Bus speed at 800MHz. The multiplier is set by default to 14.

The temperature levels for the D 820 are not too far from those of a P4. In idle, the temperature is close to 41°C while under full load, it reaches 57°C. This is much lower than it was in the case of the D 840 which started at 54°C and under full load, we saw go over 70 °C.

If you decide to go for a more efficient cooling system, such as the Arctic-Cooling Freezer 7 PRO or the Thermaltake BlueOrb II, the temperature levels will be greatly reduced.

Here's a rundown of our test bed, used to test the Intel D 820 2.80GHz processor:

System Specifications:
CPU: Intel Pentium D 820
Cooler: stock, Arctic-Cooling Freezer 7 PRO, Thermaltake BlueOrb II
Motherboard: Asus P5WD2E-Deluxe
Power supply: Thermaltake PurePower 520W
Memory: 2X512MB Corsair CM2X512-8000UL (dual channel)
VGA: AOPEN 6800Ultra
Hard Disk Drive: WD800JD 80GB 7200RPM
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2
Drivers: 77.77
DirectX: v9.0