Atom x5-Z8350 vs Pentium Extreme Edition 965

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Extreme Edition 965
2006
2 cores / 4 threads, 130 Watt
0.62
+10.7%

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 outperforms Atom x5-Z8350 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Atom x5-Z8350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27912838
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data5x Intel Atom
Power efficiency0.45no data
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Cherry Trail (2015−2016)
Release date26 March 2006 (18 years ago)8 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Atom x5-Z8350 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.733 GHz1.44 GHz
Boost clock speed0.73 GHz1.92 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die size2x 81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °Cno data
Number of transistors376 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Atom x5-Z8350 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socket775UTFCBGA592
Power consumption (TDP)130 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Atom x5-Z8350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Atom x5-Z8350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

Secure Bootno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Atom x5-Z8350 are enumerated here.

VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Atom x5-Z8350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard4 GB
Maximum memory sizeno data2 GB
Max memory channelsno data1
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics (Cherry Trail) (200 - 500 MHz)
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Atom x5-Z8350 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Atom x5-Z8350.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data1
USB revisionno data3.0

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 Extreme Edition 965 0.62
+10.7%
Atom x5-Z8350 0.56

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 Extreme Edition 965 987
+10.7%
Atom x5-Z8350 892

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.56
Recency 26 March 2006 8 February 2016
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 has a 10.7% higher aggregate performance score.

Atom x5-Z8350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is our recommended choice as it beats the Atom x5-Z8350 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is a desktop processor while Atom x5-Z8350 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Atom x5-Z8350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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