Pentium B960 vs Core 2 Extreme X6800
Aggregate performance score
Core 2 Extreme X6800 outperforms Pentium B960 by a small 8% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3046 | 3097 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 0.36 | 0.71 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Conroe XE (2006) | Sandy Bridge (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 27 July 2006 (19 years ago) | 2 October 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $134 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium B960 has 300% better value for money than Core 2 Extreme X6800.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 and Pentium B960: 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.933 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.93 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | 4 × 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 22 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 143 mm2 | 131 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 60 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 291 million | 504 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 775 | FCPGA988,PGA988 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 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 |
| FMA | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 and Pentium B960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 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 (Desktop) X6800 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 | 21.335 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | 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 (Desktop) X6800 and Pentium B960 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| SDVO | no data | + |
| CRT | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) X6800 and Pentium B960.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
3DMark06 CPU
3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.64 | 0.59 |
| Recency | 27 July 2006 | 2 October 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 35 Watt |
Core 2 Extreme X6800 has a 8% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium B960, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 103% more advanced lithography process, and 114% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 and Intel Pentium B960.
Note that Core 2 Extreme X6800 is a desktop processor while Pentium B960 is a notebook one.
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