Xeon 5063 vs Pentium Extreme Edition 965

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3035not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.18no data
DesignerIntelIntel
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Dempsey (2006)
Release date26 March 2006 (19 years ago)May 2006 (19 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999no data

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Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Xeon 5063 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.733 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.73 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)0 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data67 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data1.075V-1.35V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Xeon 5063 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
Socket775PLGA771
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Xeon 5063. 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-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data+

Security technologies

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Xeon 5063 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 Xeon 5063 are enumerated here.

VT-x++
EPTno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Xeon 5063. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardDDR2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Pros & cons summary


Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 95 Watt

Xeon 5063 has 36.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Intel Xeon 5063. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is a desktop processor while Xeon 5063 is a server/workstation one.

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