Athlon 64 FX-57 vs Pentium Extreme Edition 965

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Extreme Edition 965
2006
2 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
0.62
+87.9%
Athlon 64 FX-57
2005
1 core / 1 thread, 104 Watt
0.33

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 outperforms Athlon 64 FX-57 by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Athlon 64 FX-57 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27913091
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.450.30
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)San Diego (2001−2005)
Release date26 March 2006 (18 years ago)June 2005 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Athlon 64 FX-57 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed3.733 GHzno data
Boost clock speed0.73 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2115 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million114 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Athlon 64 FX-57 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
Socket775939
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt104 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Athlon 64 FX-57 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Athlon 64 FX-57. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no 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 Extreme Edition 965 0.62
+87.9%
Athlon 64 FX-57 0.33

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 Extreme Edition 965 987
+90.9%
Athlon 64 FX-57 517

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.33
Physical cores 2 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 104 Watt

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 has a 87.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 FX-57, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 FX-57 in performance tests.


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Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965
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