Pentium Extreme Edition 965 vs PRO A4-8350B
Aggregate performance score
PRO A4-8350B outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 965 by an impressive 71% 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 | 2708 | 3073 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.58 | 0.46 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Presler (2005−2007) |
| Release date | 29 September 2015 (10 years ago) | 26 March 2006 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
PRO A4-8350B and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.733 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 0.73 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 16 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1024 KB | 2 MB (per core) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 2x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 67 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | 376 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on PRO A4-8350B and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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 | FM2+ | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A4-8350B and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| FRTC | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| PowerTune | + | - |
| DualGraphics | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| RAID | + | - |
| HSA | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A4-8350B and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A4-8350B and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| iGPU core count | 4 | no data |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 256 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of PRO A4-8350B and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by PRO A4-8350B and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A4-8350B and Pentium Extreme Edition 965.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.96 | 0.56 |
| Recency | 29 September 2015 | 26 March 2006 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 130 Watt |
PRO A4-8350B has a 71.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
Pentium Extreme Edition 965, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.
The AMD PRO A4-8350B is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 in performance tests.
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