Apple M2 Pro vs Pentium D 960
Aggregate performance score
M2 Pro outperforms Pentium D 960 by a whopping 2568% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3198 | 708 |
| 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 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) | 17 January 2023 (3 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 M2 Pro 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per die) | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 24 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 | 40000 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 M2 Pro 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 M2 Pro. 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 M2 Pro 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 M2 Pro 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 M2 Pro. 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 M2 Pro 19-Core GPU |
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 | 0.47 | 12.54 |
| Recency | 23 April 2006 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M2 Pro has a 2568.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium D 960 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium D 960 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.
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