Pentium B960 vs Xeon E5-2682 v4

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon E5-2682 v4
2016
16 cores / 32 threads, 120 Watt
11.77
+1798%
Pentium B960
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.62

Xeon E5-2682 v4 outperforms Pentium B960 by a whopping 1798% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Pentium B960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6642792
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon E5Intel Pentium
Power efficiency9.281.68
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date20 June 2016 (8 years ago)2 October 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Pentium B960 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads322
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeQPIDMI 2.0
Bus rate2 × 9.6 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier2122
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cache40 MB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die size456.12 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistors7200 Million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Pentium B960 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Pentium B960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Pentium B960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Pentium B960 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Pentium B960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory size1,536 GB16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Pentium B960 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Pentium B960.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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.

Xeon E5-2682 v4 11.77
+1798%
Pentium B960 0.62

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.

Xeon E5-2682 v4 18702
+1797%
Pentium B960 986

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.77 0.62
Recency 20 June 2016 2 October 2011
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 32 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon E5-2682 v4 has a 1798.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium B960, on the other hand, has 242.9% lower power consumption.

The Xeon E5-2682 v4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B960 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon E5-2682 v4 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium B960 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon E5-2682 v4 and Pentium B960, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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