Pentium D 960 vs EPYC 9754

Aggregate performance score

EPYC 9754
2023
128 cores / 256 threads, 360 Watt
63.24
+12300%
Pentium D 960
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.51

EPYC 9754 outperforms Pentium D 960 by a whopping 12300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9754 and Pentium D 960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking122872
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.03no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency16.620.37
Architecture codenameBergamo (2023)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date13 June 2023 (1 year ago)23 April 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$11,900$523

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

EPYC 9754 and Pentium D 960 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9754 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 cores1282 (Dual-core)
Threads2562
Base clock speed2.25 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)16 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (per die)
L3 cache256 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography5 nm65 nm
Die size8x 73 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistors71,000 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9754 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 configuration21
SocketSP5LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)360 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9754 and Pentium D 960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
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-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

EPYC 9754 and Pentium D 960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 9754 and Pentium D 960 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9754 and Pentium D 960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9754 and Pentium D 960.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes128no 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.

EPYC 9754 63.24
+12300%
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.

EPYC 9754 100460
+12349%
Pentium D 960 807

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 63.24 0.51
Recency 13 June 2023 23 April 2006
Physical cores 128 2
Threads 256 2
Chip lithography 5 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 360 Watt 130 Watt

EPYC 9754 has a 12300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, 6300% more physical cores and 12700% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium D 960, on the other hand, has 176.9% lower power consumption.

The EPYC 9754 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 960 in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 9754 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium D 960 is a desktop one.


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