Xeon Gold 6548Y+ vs Pentium D 960

Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 960
2006, $523
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.47
Xeon Gold 6548Y+
2023, $3,726
32 cores / 64 threads, 250 Watt
41.63
+8757%

Xeon Gold 6548Y+ outperforms Pentium D 960 by a whopping 8757% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking316580
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0110.57
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.3917.84
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelIntel
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date23 April 2006 (19 years ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$523$3,726

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6548Y+ has 105600% better value for money than Pentium D 960.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 960 and Xeon Gold 6548Y+ 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)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads264
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm10 nm
Die size2x 81 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °C83 °C
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 960 and Xeon Gold 6548Y+ 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 configuration12
SocketLGA775,PLGA7754677
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt250 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and Xeon Gold 6548Y+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 960 and Xeon Gold 6548Y+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 960 and Xeon Gold 6548Y+ are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and Xeon Gold 6548Y+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 960 and Xeon Gold 6548Y+.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

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 D 960 0.47
Xeon Gold 6548Y+ 41.63
+8757%

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 D 960 822
Samples: 46
Xeon Gold 6548Y+ 73387
+8828%
Samples: 10

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.47 41.63
Recency 23 April 2006 14 December 2023
Physical cores 2 32
Threads 2 64
Chip lithography 65 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 250 Watt

Pentium D 960 has 92.3% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6548Y+, on the other hand, has a 8757.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, 1500% more physical cores and 3100% more threads, and a 550% more advanced lithography process.

The Intel Xeon Gold 6548Y+ 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 Xeon Gold 6548Y+ is a server/workstation one.

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