Pentium Extreme Edition 965 vs Pentium E6800

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium E6800
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74
+19.4%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965
2006
2 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
0.62

Pentium E6800 outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 965 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E6800 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26782791
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.080.45
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date29 August 2010 (14 years ago)26 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$831$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium E6800 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Pentium E6800 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.33 GHz3.733 GHz
Boost clock speed0.33 GHz0.73 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)16 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size82 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data67 °C
Number of transistors228 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E6800 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775775
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E6800 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E6800 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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 E6800 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E6800 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E6800 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium E6800 0.74
+19.4%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 0.62

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.

Pentium E6800 1177
+19.3%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 987

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.74 0.62
Recency 29 August 2010 26 March 2006
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 130 Watt

Pentium E6800 has a 19.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

Pentium Extreme Edition 965, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.

The Pentium E6800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium E6800 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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