Pentium M 770 vs i7-5960X
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-5960X outperforms Pentium M 770 by a whopping 4233% 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 | 1125 | 3546 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.93 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Core i7 (Desktop) | Pentium M |
| Power efficiency | 2.35 | 0.28 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Haswell-E (2014) | Dothan (2004−2005) |
| Release date | 1 September 2014 (11 years ago) | 19 January 2005 (21 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core i7-5960X and Pentium M 770 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 0.01 GHz |
| Bus rate | 0 GT/s | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 32 KB |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 20 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 356 mm2 | 87 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 67 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,600 million | 144 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.26V-1.372V |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-5960X and Pentium M 770 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 | FCLGA2011 | PPGA478, H-PBGA479 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5960X and Pentium M 770. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | - |
| TSX | + | - |
| Idle States | + | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
Security technologies
Core i7-5960X and Pentium M 770 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | - |
| EDB | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5960X and Pentium M 770 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | - |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5960X and Pentium M 770. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5960X and Pentium M 770.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 40 | no data |
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.
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 | 7.80 | 0.18 |
| Recency | 1 September 2014 | 19 January 2005 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 1 |
| Threads | 16 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | 27 Watt |
i7-5960X has a 4233.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 309.1% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium M 770, on the other hand, has 418.5% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i7-5960X is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium M 770 in performance tests.
Note that Core i7-5960X is a desktop processor while Pentium M 770 is a notebook one.
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