Xeon w5-3525 vs Pentium D 960

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 960 and Xeon w5-3525 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2870	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.37	no data
Architecture codename	Presler (2005−2007)	Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date	23 April 2006 (18 years ago)	24 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$523	$1,339

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 960 and Xeon w5-3525 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)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	2	32
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB (per core)	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per die)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	45 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	4x 477 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C	75 °C
Number of transistors	376 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.3375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 960 and Xeon w5-3525 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	1
Socket	LGA775,PLGA775	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	290 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and Xeon w5-3525. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium D 960 and Xeon w5-3525 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	-
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 960 and Xeon w5-3525 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and Xeon w5-3525. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 960 and Xeon w5-3525.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	112

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 April 2006	24 August 2024
Physical cores	2	16
Threads	2	32
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	290 Watt

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