Pentium Extreme Edition 965 vs Ryzen 7 6800H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 6800H outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 965 by a whopping 2273% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 6800H and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 482 | 2792 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 30.94 | 0.45 |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022) | Presler (2005−2007) |
| Release date | January 2022 (2 years ago) | 26 March 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 6800H and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.733 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 0.73 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 16 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 208 mm2 | 2x 81 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 67 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 376 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 6800H and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FP7 | 775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 6800H and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 6800H and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 6800H and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 6800H and Pentium Extreme Edition 965.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.71 | 0.62 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 130 Watt |
Ryzen 7 6800H has a 2272.6% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 983.3% more advanced lithography process, and 188.9% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 7 6800H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 6800H is a notebook processor while Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 6800H and Pentium Extreme Edition 965, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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