Ultra 7 268V vs Pentium Extreme Edition 955

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Core Ultra 7 268V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated457
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data83.94
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date27 December 2005 (18 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Core Ultra 7 268V 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.466 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.47 GHz5 GHz
Bus rateno data37 MHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)192 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm3 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Core Ultra 7 268V 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
Socket775Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Core Ultra 7 268V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Core Ultra 7 268V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Core Ultra 7 268V are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Core Ultra 7 268V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Arc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Core Ultra 7 268V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 December 2005 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 17 Watt

Ultra 7 268V has an age advantage of 18 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 2066.7% more advanced lithography process, and 664.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Core Ultra 7 268V. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium Extreme Edition 955 is a desktop processor while Core Ultra 7 268V is a notebook one.


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