Xeon 6952P vs Pentium D 965 EE

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon 6952P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Presler (2005−2007)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	March 2006 (18 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon 6952P 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)	96
Threads	4	192
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	28 KB	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	480 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Die size	140 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	376 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon 6952P 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	2	2
Socket	775	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	400 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon 6952P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon 6952P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon 6952P 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 965 EE and Xeon 6952P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon 6952P.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	96
Threads	4	192
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	400 Watt

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