i9-10980XE vs Pentium D 960

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 960 and Core i9-10980XE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2870	263
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	11.33
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.37	11.84
Architecture codename	Presler (2005−2007)	Cascade Lake-X (2019)
Release date	23 April 2006 (18 years ago)	19 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$523	$979

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium D 960 and i9-10980XE have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 960 and Core i9-10980XE 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)	18 (Octadeca-Core)
Threads	2	36
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s DMI3 MHz
L1 cache	16 KB (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per die)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	24.75 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	86 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C	no data
Number of transistors	376 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
VID voltage range	1.2V-1.3375V	no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 960 and Core i9-10980XE 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	LGA775,PLGA775	FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and Core i9-10980XE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	32 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+
FSB parity	-	no data
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium D 960 and Core i9-10980XE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	+
EDB	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 960 and Core i9-10980XE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and Core i9-10980XE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	256 GB
Max memory channels	no data	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	94 GB/s

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 960 and Core i9-10980XE.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	48

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	0.51	20.64
Recency	23 April 2006	19 October 2019
Physical cores	2	18
Threads	2	36
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	165 Watt

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