Xeon 6960P vs Pentium M 760

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium M 760 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3212not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesPentium Mno data
Power efficiency0.74no data
Architecture codenameDothan (2004−2005)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date19 January 2005 (19 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium M 760 and Xeon 6960P 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 cores1 (Single-Core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads1144
Base clock speed2 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate533 MHzno data
L1 cache32 KB112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm5 nm
Die size87 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors144 millionno data
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.26V-1.356Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium M 760 and Xeon 6960P 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 configuration12
SocketH-PBGA479,PPGA4787529
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium M 760 and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium M 760 and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium M 760 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium M 760 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium M 760 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 19 January 2005 24 September 2024
Physical cores 1 72
Threads 1 144
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 500 Watt

Pentium M 760 has 1751.9% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 19 years, 7100% more physical cores and 14300% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium M 760 and Xeon 6960P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium M 760 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6960P is a server/workstation one.


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