EPYC 9654 vs Pentium D 960

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 960
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.51
EPYC 9654
2022
96 cores / 192 threads, 360 Watt
75.73
+14749%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Pentium D 960 by a whopping 14749% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 960 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28726
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.29
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Seriesno dataAMD EPYC
Power efficiency0.3719.91
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Genoa (2022−2023)
Release date23 April 2006 (18 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$523$11,805

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium D 960 and EPYC 9654 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 960 and EPYC 9654 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)96
Threads2192
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache16 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die size2x 81 mm212x 72 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 960 and EPYC 9654 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 configuration12
SocketLGA775,PLGA775SP5
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and EPYC 9654. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
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
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium D 960 and EPYC 9654 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 EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium D 960 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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
EPYC 9654 75.73
+14749%

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
EPYC 9654 120295
+14806%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 75.73
Recency 23 April 2006 10 November 2022
Physical cores 2 96
Threads 2 192
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 360 Watt

Pentium D 960 has 176.9% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9654, on the other hand, has a 14749% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 16 years, 4700% more physical cores and 9500% more threads, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The EPYC 9654 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 960 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium D 960 is a desktop processor while EPYC 9654 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 960 and EPYC 9654, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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