EPYC 9115 vs Pentium Extreme Edition 965
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 9115 outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 965 by a whopping 4897% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and EPYC 9115 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2857 | 147 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 40.19 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.45 | 23.60 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Presler (2005−2007) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | 26 March 2006 (18 years ago) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $726 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and EPYC 9115 have a nearly equal value for money.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and EPYC 9115 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 3.733 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 0.73 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 16 KB (per core) | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 2x 81 mm2 | 2x 70.6 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 67 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 376 million | 16,630 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and EPYC 9115 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 | 2 |
| Socket | 775 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and EPYC 9115. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and EPYC 9115 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and EPYC 9115. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | N/A |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and EPYC 9115.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 128 |
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.
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 | 0.62 | 30.98 |
| Recency | 26 March 2006 | 10 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 125 Watt |
EPYC 9115 has a 4896.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 18 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 1525% more advanced lithography process, and 4% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 9115 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 EPYC 9115 is a server/workstation one.
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