Xeon D-2796NT vs Pentium D 950

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 950 and Xeon D-2796NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Architecture codename	Presler (2005−2007)	no data
Release date	16 January 2006 (18 years ago)	1 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$637	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 950 and Xeon D-2796NT 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	2 (Dual-core)	20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads	2	40
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.1 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per die)	no data
L3 cache	0 KB	30 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	C1+D0=63 °C, B1=69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	376 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.3375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 950 and Xeon D-2796NT 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	no data
Socket	LGA775,PLGA775	FCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 950 and Xeon D-2796NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
QuickAssist	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
FSB parity	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium D 950 and Xeon D-2796NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 950 and Xeon D-2796NT are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 950 and Xeon D-2796NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	1 TB
Max memory channels	no data	4
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 950 and Xeon D-2796NT.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	32
USB revision	no data	3.0
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	no data	24
Number of USB ports	no data	4
Integrated LAN	no data	+

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	16 January 2006	1 January 2022
Physical cores	2	20
Threads	2	40
Chip lithography	65 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	120 Watt

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