Pentium D 940 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
+77.1%
Pentium D 940
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 130 Watt
0.35

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 outperforms Pentium D 940 by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium D 940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27913065
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.450.25
Architecture codenamePresler (2005−2007)Presler (2005−2007)
Release date26 March 2006 (18 years ago)5 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999$423

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium D 940 have a nearly equal value for money.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium D 940 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.733 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed0.73 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache16 KB (per core)16 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (per core)2 MB (per die)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size2x 81 mm22x 81 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)67 °C69 °C
Number of transistors376 million376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-
VID voltage rangeno data1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium D 940 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
Socket775LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium D 940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium D 940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium D 940 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and Pentium D 940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboardDDR1, 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 Extreme Edition 965 0.62
+77.1%
Pentium D 940 0.35

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
+78.8%
Pentium D 940 552

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.35
Recency 26 March 2006 5 January 2006
Threads 4 2

Pentium Extreme Edition 965 has a 77.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 100% more threads.

The Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium D 940 in performance tests.


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