5 210H vs Pentium Extreme Edition 965
Aggregate performance score
Core 5 210H outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 965 by a whopping 1786% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3073 | 839 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 84 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 24.13 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 0.46 | 25.16 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Presler (2005−2007) | Raptor Lake-H (2023−2024) |
| Release date | 26 March 2006 (19 years ago) | 18 December 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $342 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and 5 210H have a nearly equal value for money.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 5 210H 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 4 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.733 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.73 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 67 °C | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 5 210H 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 775 | FCBGA1744 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 5 210H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 5 210H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 5 210H are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 5 210H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 96 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel® Graphics |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.4 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 48 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 5 210H integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 4 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 5 210H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 5 210H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Core 5 210H.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 10.56 |
| Recency | 26 March 2006 | 18 December 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 45 Watt |
5 210H has a 1785.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, 300% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 550% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core 5 210H is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is a desktop processor while Core 5 210H is a notebook one.
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