Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965

The Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is an end-of-life desktop processor from Intel, released on 2006-03-25 with a launch MSRP of $999. It belongs to the NetBurst/Presler generation and is built on a 65 nm process at Intel, with 2 cores, 4 threads, a 3.73 GHz base clock, and a 130 W TDP. The database records no boost clock for the part.

Benchmark Performance

The benchmark section of the fact pack is empty. The `avgBenchmarkScore` is 0, and `percentileVsAllCpus` is 50. Because the `benchmarks` array contains no entries, the 50th percentile is not tied to a measured performance result. It is the only ranking value in the database for this CPU, but it cannot be interpreted as a validated performance milestone when no score supports it.

There are also no `nearestRivals` entries, which means the database has no rival names, no rival scores, and no `deltaPct` values for this processor. Without those values, it is impossible to state that the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is faster or slower than any other specific processor in the database. The 0 average score does not indicate a zero result in a known benchmark; it reflects the absence of collected benchmark results.

The only numerical performance-related specifications are the 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.73 GHz base clock, 16 KB of L1 cache per core, and 2 MB of L2 cache per core. The lack of a recorded boost clock means the 3.73 GHz base clock is the only frequency figure available. With no workload scores stored, the practical performance of the CPU cannot be compared against measured results from other CPUs.

Who Should Consider It

The fact pack does not include separate scores for gaming, content creation, or office workloads. As a result, the database cannot provide a numeric recommendation for those task categories. The workload-relevant data is limited to the processor’s structural characteristics: a desktop market segment, 2 cores, 4 threads, and a 3.73 GHz base clock.

Software designed to use four threads is the theoretical target for this processor, since the CPU exposes 4 threads across 2 cores. The dual-channel memory bus is the only memory-channel detail in the record. There is no memory bandwidth figure, so the actual throughput of that bus is not quantified in the database.

The unlocked multiplier is listed as true. That makes the processor an option for users who intend to adjust the multiplier manually. Because no boost clock is recorded, the database does not show an automatic higher-frequency state; any frequency adjustment would be user-controlled.

ECC memory is not supported, so systems requiring ECC are not a match. End-of-life production status means the processor is not in current production. The compatibility story is driven by the platform: Intel Socket 775, memory support for DDR1, DDR2, or DDR3 depending on the motherboard, and integrated graphics available only as a chipset feature on certain motherboards.

Platform and Compatibility

The processor uses Intel Socket 775. Memory support is listed as DDR1, DDR2, and DDR3, with the note that support depends on the motherboard. The memory bus is dual-channel. No memory bandwidth figure is recorded in the fact pack. ECC memory is not supported.

The PCIe field is null, so the database does not specify a PCIe generation or lane configuration for this CPU. Integrated graphics are listed as available “on certain motherboards (Chipset feature),” which means the graphics capability is presented as a chipset/motherboard feature rather than as an on-die part of the processor.

Manufacturing data shows Intel as the foundry, a 65 nm process node, 376 million transistors, and a die size of two 81 mm² dies. The part number is SL9AN. The 130 W TDP is the only power/thermal figure in the fact pack.

The platform-level compatibility is therefore motherboard-dependent in several ways. The motherboard determines which DDR generation is used. The motherboard/chipset also determines whether integrated graphics are available. The CPU itself does not record a PCIe interface or integrated graphics block. End-of-life status and the 65 nm manufacturing details are the remaining availability and process facts in the record.

How It Compares

The `nearestRivals` array for the Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 is empty. There are no competitor names, no competitor scores, and no `deltaPct` values to analyze. The database cannot place this CPU ahead of or behind any named rival, because no comparison set is stored.

The 50th percentile in the all-CPU ranking is the only comparative-looking field, but with an empty benchmark array and no nearest rivals, that percentile is not anchored by a measured score. It should not be read as a statement of relative performance. The fact pack provides a full specification snapshot, but it does not provide a competitive performance hierarchy.

Single-Thread vs Multi-Thread Behavior

No single-thread or multi-thread benchmark scores are recorded. The structural data for single-thread and multi-thread behavior is limited to the core and cache topology: 2 cores, 4 threads, 16 KB of L1 per core, and 2 MB of L2 per core. No L3 cache is listed.

A single-thread workload would operate on one core’s private 16 KB L1 and 2 MB L2, running at the 3.73 GHz base clock. Since no boost clock is recorded, there is no automatic frequency above that base figure in the data. A multi-thread workload could use both cores and all four threads, but the database provides no measured score showing how those threads scale.

The lack of a shared L3 cache means the fact pack does not describe any large pooled cache between the two cores. Each core has its own 2 MB L2. The memory system is dual-channel, with DDR1/DDR2/DDR3 support depending on the motherboard, but no bandwidth figure is given. The split between single-thread and multi-thread performance cannot be quantified from this record; the data only establishes a dual-core, four-thread part with per-core cache and a single base clock.