Pentium D 940 vs Xeon 5060

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5060 and Pentium D 940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated3065
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data0.25
Architecture codenameDempsey (2006)Presler (2005−2007)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)5 January 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$423

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon 5060 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 speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache0 KB16 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per die)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data2x 81 mm2
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data69 °C
Number of transistorsno data376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.075V-1.35V1.2V-1.3375V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5060 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
SocketPLGA771LGA775,PLGA775
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5060 and Pentium D 940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States-+
Demand Based Switching--
PAEno data32 Bit
FSB parity+-

Security technologies

Xeon 5060 and Pentium D 940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5060 and Pentium D 940 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-x++
EPT-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5060 and Pentium D 940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Pros & cons summary


Threads 4 2

Xeon 5060 has 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Xeon 5060 and Pentium D 940. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon 5060 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium D 940 is a desktop one.


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