Xeon w3-2423 vs Pentium B960

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium B960
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.58
Xeon w3-2423
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 120 Watt
8.94
+1441%

Xeon w3-2423 outperforms Pentium B960 by a whopping 1441% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3015943
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0318.70
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency0.703.15
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date2 October 2011 (14 years ago)15 February 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon w3-2423 has 62233% better value for money than Pentium B960.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium B960 and Xeon w3-2423 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Performance-coresno data6
Threads212
Base clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)15 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data64 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B960 and Xeon w3-2423 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B960 and Xeon w3-2423. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium B960 and Xeon w3-2423 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B960 and Xeon w3-2423 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B960 and Xeon w3-2423. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size16 GB2 TB
Max memory channels24
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B960 and Xeon w3-2423 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B960 and Xeon w3-2423.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1664

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.

Pentium B960 0.58
Xeon w3-2423 8.94
+1441%

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.

Pentium B960 1018
Samples: 1488
Xeon w3-2423 15706
+1443%
Samples: 47

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium B960 326
Xeon w3-2423 1549
+375%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium B960 537
Xeon w3-2423 6898
+1185%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 8.94
Recency 2 October 2011 15 February 2023
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 120 Watt

Pentium B960 has 242.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon w3-2423, on the other hand, has a 1441.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

The Intel Xeon w3-2423 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium B960 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium B960 is a notebook processor while Xeon w3-2423 is a server/workstation one.

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