Pentium D 950 vs Pentium D 960

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 960
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.51
+18.6%
Pentium D 950
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.43

Pentium D 960 outperforms Pentium D 950 by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 960 and Pentium D 950 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28862975
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.370.31
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date23 April 2006 (18 years ago)16 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$523$637

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium D 960 and Pentium D 950 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Pentium D 960 and Pentium D 950 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)16 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)2 MB (per die)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size2x 81 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno dataC1+D0=63 °C, B1=69 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375V1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 960 and Pentium D 950 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,PLGA775LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and Pentium D 950. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology--
Idle States++
Demand Based Switching--
PAE32 Bit32 Bit
FSB parity--

Security technologies

Pentium D 960 and Pentium D 950 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 Pentium D 950 are enumerated here.

VT-d--
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium D 960 and Pentium D 950. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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
+18.6%
Pentium D 950 0.43

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
+18.5%
Pentium D 950 681

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.51 0.43
Recency 23 April 2006 16 January 2006

Pentium D 960 has a 18.6% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 months.

The Pentium D 960 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 950 in performance tests.


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