Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Pentium D 960

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	3198	947
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.01	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	0.15	no data
Designer	Intel	Apple
Manufacturer	Intel	no data
Architecture codename	Presler (2005−2007)	no data
Release date	23 April 2006 (19 years ago)	18 October 2021 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$523	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 960 and M1 Pro 8-Core 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	8
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.22 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB (per core)	2.3 MB
L2 cache	2 MB (per die)	28 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	376 million	33700 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.3375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 960 and M1 Pro 8-Core 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	no data
Socket	LGA775,PLGA775	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	W

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 960 and M1 Pro 8-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 960 and M1 Pro 8-Core are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 MHz)

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.47	9.83
Recency	23 April 2006	18 October 2021
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	8
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm

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