Xeon 6960P vs Pentium 967

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium 967 and Xeon 6960P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2996not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency2.22no data
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date2 October 2011 (13 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 967 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 cores2 (Dual-core)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads2144
Base clock speed1.3 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed1.3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Bus rate4 × 5 GT/sno data
Multiplier13no data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)432 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm5 nm
Die size131 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors504 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 967 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)2
SocketFCBGA10237529
Power consumption (TDP)17 Watt500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 967 and Xeon 6960P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-+
FMA+-
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium 967 and Xeon 6960P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 967 and Xeon 6960P are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 967 and Xeon 6960P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.335 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel ProcessorsN/A
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 967 and Xeon 6960P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 967 and Xeon 6960P.

PCIe version2.05.0
PCI Express lanes1696

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 October 2011 24 September 2024
Physical cores 2 72
Threads 2 144
Chip lithography 32 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 17 Watt 500 Watt

Pentium 967 has 2841.2% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6960P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, 3500% more physical cores and 7100% more threads, and a 540% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Pentium 967 and Xeon 6960P. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium 967 is a notebook processor while Xeon 6960P is a server/workstation one.


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