Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Pentium D 960

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 960
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.53
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core
2023
10 cores / 10 threads, 2424 Watt
14.20
+2579%

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core outperforms Pentium D 960 by a whopping 2579% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 960 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2867537
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M-Series
Power efficiency0.37no data
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)no data
Release date23 April 2006 (18 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$523no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium D 960 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads210
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)7.3 MB
L2 cache2 MB (per die)36 MB
L3 cache0 KB24 MB
Chip lithography65 nm5 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 960 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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 configuration1no data
SocketLGA775,PLGA775no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt2424 ‑ 3696 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 960 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 960 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU

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.

Pentium D 960 0.53
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 14.20
+2579%

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.

Pentium D 960 807
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 21732
+2593%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 14.20
Recency 23 April 2006 17 January 2023
Physical cores 2 10
Threads 2 10
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 2424 Watt

Pentium D 960 has 1764.6% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, on the other hand, has a 2579.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 400% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 960 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium D 960 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro 10-Core is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 960 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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