Pentium Extreme Edition 965 vs Xeon Platinum 8180

Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8180
2017
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
24.09
+3785%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965
2006
2 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
0.62

Xeon Platinum 8180 outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 965 by a whopping 3785% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8180 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2072776
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.94no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiency11.120.45
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)26 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$10,009$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Platinum 8180 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8180 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads564
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.733 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz0.73 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache64K (per core)16 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data67 °C
Number of transistors8,000 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8180 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647775
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8180 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2666DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth128.001 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8180 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

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.

Xeon Platinum 8180 24.09
+3785%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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.

Xeon Platinum 8180 38259
+3776%
Pentium Extreme Edition 965 987

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.09 0.62
Recency 11 July 2017 26 March 2006
Physical cores 28 2
Threads 56 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8180 has a 3785.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 1300% more physical cores and 1300% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Extreme Edition 965, on the other hand, has 57.7% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Platinum 8180 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8180 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8180 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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