i9-13980HX vs Pentium D 960

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 960
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.51
Core i9-13980HX
2023
24 cores / 32 threads, 55 Watt
29.70
+5724%

Core i9-13980HX outperforms Pentium D 960 by a whopping 5724% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 960 and Core i9-13980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2887142
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiency0.3751.10
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Raptor Lake-HX (2023)
Release date23 April 2006 (18 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$523$668

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium D 960 and Core i9-13980HX 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Efficient-coresno data16
Threads232
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.5 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °C72 °C
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 960 and Core i9-13980HX 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775,PLGA775FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and Core i9-13980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
FSB parity-no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium D 960 and Core i9-13980HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 960 and Core i9-13980HX are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and Core i9-13980HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium D 960 and Core i9-13980HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium D 960 and Core i9-13980HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium D 960 and Core i9-13980HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 960 and Core i9-13980HX.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 0.51
i9-13980HX 29.70
+5724%

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
i9-13980HX 47175
+5746%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 29.70
Recency 23 April 2006 4 January 2023
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 32
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 55 Watt

i9-13980HX has a 5723.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and 136.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i9-13980HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 960 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium D 960 is a desktop processor while Core i9-13980HX is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 960 and Core i9-13980HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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