Pentium Extreme Edition 965 vs i9-10900K

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-10900K and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	501	2777
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.77	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	10.84	0.45
Architecture codename	Comet Lake (2020)	Presler (2005−2007)
Release date	30 April 2020 (4 years ago)	26 March 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$488	$999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-10900K and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-10900K 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 cores	10 (Deca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	20	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.733 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	0.73 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	16 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	20 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	206 mm2	2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	67 °C
Number of transistors	no data	376 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-10900K 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1200	775
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-10900K and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i9-10900K and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-10900K 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 Core i9-10900K and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 630	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.2 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i9-10900K and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i9-10900K and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i9-10900K and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-10900K and Pentium Extreme Edition 965.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.32	0.62
Recency	30 April 2020	26 March 2006
Physical cores	10	2
Threads	20	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	130 Watt

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