Xeon Platinum 8568Y vs Pentium D 965 EE

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon Platinum 8568Y 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)	no data
Release date	March 2006 (18 years ago)	1 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon Platinum 8568Y 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)	48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads	4	96
Base clock speed	no data	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.73 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	28 KB	no data
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	300 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	140 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	81 °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 Platinum 8568Y 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	no data
Socket	775	FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon Platinum 8568Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon Platinum 8568Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon Platinum 8568Y are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon Platinum 8568Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR5 @ 5600 MT/s (1 DPC)
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 965 EE and Xeon Platinum 8568Y.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	80

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	48
Threads	4	96
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	350 Watt

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