Core 2 Duo T5800 vs Pentium Extreme Edition 965

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Extreme Edition 965
2006
2 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
0.62
+59%
Core 2 Duo T5800
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.39

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 outperforms Core 2 Duo T5800 by an impressive 59% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28883109
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency0.461.07
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date26 March 2006 (19 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 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 Core 2 Duo T5800 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.733 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.73 GHz2 GHz
Bus rateno data800 MHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cacheno data2 MB L2 Cache
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.175V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 2 Duo T5800 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 configuration1no data
Socket775PPGA478
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 2 Duo T5800. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
AMTno data+
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 2 Duo T5800 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 2 Duo T5800 are enumerated here.

VT-x+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 2 Duo T5800. 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.

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 0.62
+59%
Core 2 Duo T5800 0.39

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 987
+57.4%
Core 2 Duo T5800 627

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.39
Recency 26 March 2006 1 October 2008
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 has a 59% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.

Core 2 Duo T5800, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 271.4% lower power consumption.

The Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is a desktop processor while Core 2 Duo T5800 is a notebook one.

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