Xeon Gold 6330N vs Pentium D 950

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 950
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.43
Xeon Gold 6330N
2021
28 cores / 56 threads, 165 Watt
22.89
+5223%

Xeon Gold 6330N outperforms Pentium D 950 by a whopping 5223% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 950 and Xeon Gold 6330N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2975227
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.3113.13
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)no data
Release date16 January 2006 (18 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$637no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium D 950 and Xeon Gold 6330N 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)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads256
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per die)no data
L3 cache0 KB42 MB
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureC1+D0=63 °C, B1=69 °C86 °C
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 950 and Xeon Gold 6330N 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775,PLGA775FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 950 and Xeon Gold 6330N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium D 950 and Xeon Gold 6330N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 950 and Xeon Gold 6330N are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 950 and Xeon Gold 6330N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-2667
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 950 and Xeon Gold 6330N.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium D 950 0.43
Xeon Gold 6330N 22.89
+5223%

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.

Pentium D 950 681
Xeon Gold 6330N 36360
+5239%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.43 22.89
Recency 16 January 2006 1 April 2021
Physical cores 2 28
Threads 2 56
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 165 Watt

Pentium D 950 has 26.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6330N, on the other hand, has a 5223.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 1300% more physical cores and 2700% more threads, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6330N is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 950 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium D 950 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6330N is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 950 and Xeon Gold 6330N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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