Pentium D 960 vs Atom x5-Z8350

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Aggregate performance score

Atom x5-Z8350
2016
4 cores / 4 threads
0.56
+9.8%
Pentium D 960
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.51

Atom x5-Z8350 outperforms Pentium D 960 by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium D 960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28232872
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series5x Intel Atomno data
Power efficiencyno data0.37
Architecture codenameCherry Trail (2015−2016)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date8 February 2016 (8 years ago)23 April 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$523

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium D 960 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed1.44 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.92 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cacheno data16 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per die)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistorsno data376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium D 960 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketUTFCBGA592LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)no data130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium D 960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium D 960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Boot+no data
Identity Protection+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium D 960 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium D 960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types4 GBDDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data
Maximum memory bandwidth12.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory2 GBno data
Graphics max frequency500 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium D 960 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium D 960 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium D 960.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes1no data
USB revision3.0no 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.

Atom x5-Z8350 0.56
+9.8%
Pentium D 960 0.51

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.

Atom x5-Z8350 892
+10.5%
Pentium D 960 807

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.56 0.51
Recency 8 February 2016 23 April 2006
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm

Atom x5-Z8350 has a 9.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Atom x5-Z8350 and Pentium D 960.

Be aware that Atom x5-Z8350 is a notebook processor while Pentium D 960 is a desktop one.


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