Pentium B960 vs Xeon W-2195

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon W-2195
2017
18 cores / 36 threads, 140 Watt
18.30
+2759%

Xeon W-2195 outperforms Pentium B960 by a whopping 2759% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W-2195 and Pentium B960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3462770
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation7.37no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon WIntel Pentium
Power efficiency11.921.67
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2019)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date29 September 2017 (7 years ago)3 October 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,553$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon W-2195 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 cores18 (Octadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads362
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 2.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplier2322
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache24.75 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperature66 °C85 °C
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W-2195 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketSocket R4FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W-2195 and Pentium B960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA-+
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access-+
Demand Based Switching+-
PAE46 Bitno data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Xeon W-2195 and Pentium B960 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGX-no data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon W-2195 and Pentium B960 are enumerated here.

VT-d+-
VT-x+-
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W-2195 and Pentium B960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR4-2666DDR3
Maximum memory size512 GB16 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/s21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

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 W-2195 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 W-2195 and Pentium B960.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes4816

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 W-2195 18.30
+2759%
Pentium B960 0.64

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 W-2195 28005
+2749%
Pentium B960 983

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Xeon W-2195 1329
+309%
Pentium B960 325

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Xeon W-2195 9731
+1729%
Pentium B960 532

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.30 0.64
Recency 29 September 2017 3 October 2011
Physical cores 18 2
Threads 36 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 35 Watt

Xeon W-2195 has a 2759.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium B960, on the other hand, has 300% lower power consumption.

The Xeon W-2195 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B960 in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon W-2195 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium B960 is a notebook one.


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