Pentium E5400 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
Pentium E5400
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.62

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium E5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27912794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.46
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.450.90
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date26 March 2006 (18 years ago)18 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999$55

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium E5400 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium E5400 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 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed0.73 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size2x 81 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium E5400 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
Socket775LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium E5400. 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-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium E5400 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 Pentium E5400 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium E5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium E5400.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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
Pentium E5400 0.62

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
+0.8%
Pentium E5400 979

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 26 March 2006 18 January 2009
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 has 100% more threads.

Pentium E5400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium E5400.


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