Pentium B960 vs Core 2 Extreme QX9650

Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium B960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2677
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Pentium
Architecture codename	Yorkfield (2007−2009)	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date	November 2007 (16 years ago)	2 October 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$134
Current price	$173	$19.33 (0.1x MSRP)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium B960 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	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	12 MB (shared)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	2x 107 mm2	131 mm2
Maximum core temperature	65 °C	85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	64 °C	no data
Number of transistors	820 million	504 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
VID voltage range	0.85V-1.3625V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium B960 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	FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium B960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	-	-
FMA	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Flex Memory Access	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	-	-
FDI	no data	+
Fast Memory Access	no data	+
FSB parity	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium B960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium B960 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	-
VT-x	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium B960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	16 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium B960 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	no data	2
eDP	no data	+
DisplayPort	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
SDVO	no data	+
CRT	no data	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and Pentium B960.

PCIe version	no data	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	35 Watt

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