Pentium D 965 EE vs A10-5800B
Primary details
Comparing A10-5800B and Pentium D 965 EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1954 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.81 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Presler (2005−2007) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | March 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A10-5800B and Pentium D 965 EE 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.73 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 28 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 140 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 376 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A10-5800B and Pentium D 965 EE 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 | 2 |
| Socket | FM2 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800B and Pentium D 965 EE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800B and Pentium D 965 EE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800B and Pentium D 965 EE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7660D | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 130 Watt |
A10-5800B has 100% more physical cores, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 30% lower power consumption.
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