Xeon E-2334 vs Pentium D 960

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium D 960
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.53

Xeon E-2334 outperforms Pentium D 960 by a whopping 1504% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium D 960 and Xeon E-2334 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2864913
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.3711.92
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Rocket Lake-E (2021)
Release date23 April 2006 (18 years ago)8 September 2021 (3 years 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 Xeon E-2334 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz4.8 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache16 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per die)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)69 °C72 °C
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1.2V-1.3375Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium D 960 and Xeon E-2334 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,PLGA775FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium D 960 and Xeon E-2334. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE32 Bitno data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium D 960 and Xeon E-2334 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium D 960 and Xeon E-2334 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 Xeon E-2334. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory support-+

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 Xeon E-2334.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data44

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
Xeon E-2334 8.50
+1504%

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
Xeon E-2334 13011
+1512%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.53 8.50
Recency 23 April 2006 8 September 2021
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 65 Watt

Xeon E-2334 has a 1503.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E-2334 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 960 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium D 960 is a desktop processor while Xeon E-2334 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium D 960 and Xeon E-2334, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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