Pentium D 965 EE vs Xeon X3380

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon X3380 and Pentium D 965 EE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2086not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.61no data
Architecture codenameno dataPresler (2005−2007)
Release date1 January 2009 (15 years ago)March 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon X3380 and Pentium D 965 EE 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 coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data4
Base clock speed3.16 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data3.73 GHz
L1 cacheno data28 KB
L2 cacheno data4 MB
L3 cache12 MB L2 Cache0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data140 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data376 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon X3380 and Pentium D 965 EE 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 configurationno data2
SocketLGA775775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon X3380 and Pentium D 965 EE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Xeon X3380 and Pentium D 965 EE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon X3380 and Pentium D 965 EE are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon X3380 and Pentium D 965 EE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 130 Watt

Xeon X3380 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 36.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon X3380 and Pentium D 965 EE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon X3380 is a server/workstation processor while Pentium D 965 EE is a desktop one.


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