Xeon 6980P vs Pentium Extreme Edition 955

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Xeon 6980P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	3119	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Power efficiency	0.22	no data
Architecture codename	Presler (2005−2007)	Granite Rapids (2024)
Release date	27 December 2005 (18 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Xeon 6980P 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)	128
Threads	4	256
Base clock speed	3.466 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	0.47 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	16 KB (per core)	112 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	2 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	504 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Die size	2x 81 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	69 °C	80 °C
Number of transistors	376 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Xeon 6980P 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	2
Socket	775	7529
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	500 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Xeon 6980P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Xeon 6980P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Xeon 6980P are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Xeon 6980P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 955 and Xeon 6980P.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	96

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	27 December 2005	24 September 2024
Physical cores	2	128
Threads	4	256
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	500 Watt

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