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Intel Pentium D 960 3600 MHz Socket 775 desktop CPU SL9AP, 4M/800, 64-bit, Presler dual coreHere is a Socket LGA775 CPU from Intel running at 3600 MHz, known as the Pentium D 960 CPU. This CPU does not support Intel’s Hyperthreading Technology, but it is a 64-bit CPU dual core CPU, with Intel’s «Presler» core. This is the fastest Pentium D Intel ever released.It uses 65 nanometer traces, and draws up to 95 watts of power, so it runs cooler than many previous «Smithfield» Pentium D CPUs. It includes a 4MB L2 cache and uses an 800 MHz FSB.Further details of this processor can be found below (courtesy of cpu-world.com)This CPU is NOT compatible with the earliest or latest socket 775 systems, so please check your system documentation for compatibility. If you are unsure of compatibility, ask me through eBay. I would rather tell you «no, this is incompatible» than have us both waste time with a return.Also, note that you are bidding on only the CPU as pictured here (but not the exact one). A heatsink and a fan are required but not included in this auction.Your CPU will arrive working and packaged safely in antistatic bubble-wrap.International Buyers — Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your country’s customs

office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding.The default shipping method does not include accurate tracking or estimated delivery time. USPS First Class International packages might take one month before delivery. I can ship this with any service offered by USPS or UPS. The free shipping option is limited to the U.S., and is USPS First Class. Please contact me for shipping cost if you need a faster or more secure shipping method than what is listed here.Please contact me within three days of purchase if you are unable or unwilling toI welcome questions from interested bidders and offer a 30 day return privilege (although shipping and insurance charges are not refundable). I will consolidate shipping for winners of multiple items within 3 days.General informationType CPU / Microprocessor Market segment Desktop Family Intel Pentium D Model number ? 960 CPU part numbers HH80553PG1044M is an OEM/tray microprocessor BX80553960 is a boxed microprocessor Frequency ? 3600 MHz Bus speed ? 800 MHz Clock multiplier ? 18 Package 775-land Flip Chip Land Grid Array (FC-LGA6)1. 48″ x 1.48″ (3.75 cm x 3.75 cm) Socket Socket 775 / LGA775 / T Introduction date Apr 23, 2006 Price at introduction $523 S-spec numbersES/QS processors Production processors Part number QMUR QQDH QQEG SL9AP SL9K7 BX80553960 + + HH80553PG1044M + + + + + Architecture / MicroarchitectureMicroarchitecture Netburst Processor core ? Presler Core steppings ? C1 (QMUR, SL9AP)D0 (QQDH, SL9K7) CPUIDs F64 (QMUR, SL9AP)F65 (QQDH, SL9K7) Manufacturing process 0.065 micron376 million transistors Data width 64 bit The number of cores 2 The number of threads 2 Floating Point Unit Integrated Level 1 cache size ? 2 x 16 KB data caches Level 2 cache size ? 2 x 2 MB 8-way associative cache Features MMX instructions SSE / Streaming SIMD Extensions SSE2 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 SSE3 / Streaming SIMD Extensions 3 EM64T / Extended Memory 64 technology / Intel 64 ? NX / XD / Execute disable bit ? VT / Virtualization technology ? Low power features HALT/Enhance HALT Powerdown mode Stop Grant mode ? Enhanced SpeedStep technology ? Integrated peripherals / componentsIntegrated graphics None Electrical / Thermal parametersV core ? 1. 2V — 1.3375V Minimum/Maximum operating temperature ? 5°C — 62.3°C (775_VR_CONFIG_05A)68.6°C (775_VR_CONFIG_05B) Minimum/Maximum power dissipation ? 63.13 Watt (Stop Grant mode) / 118.75 Watt (775_VR_CONFIG_05A)86.28 Watt (Stop Grant mode) / 143.69 Watt (775_VR_CONFIG_05B) Thermal Design Power ? 95 Watt (775_VR_CONFIG_05A)130 Watt (775_VR_CONFIG_05B) Notes on Intel Pentium D 960Bus frequency is 200 MHz. Because the processor uses Quad Data Rate bus the effective bus speed is 800 MHz
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• Processor number: Q9650
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• Frequency (GHz): 3
• Bus speed (MHz): 1333
• Socket type: Socket 775 (LGA775)
• Number of cores: 4
• Processor core: Yorkfield
• L2 cache size (MB): 12
• Level 1 cache size (KB): 32
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Intel Pentium4 Extreme Edition LGA775 Processors / Processors and Memory

Intel Pentium4 Extreme Edition LGA775 Processors

Intel Extreme Edition processors first appeared over a year ago. In September 2003, the Pentium 4 EE processor with a frequency of 3.2 GHz was released. The purpose of its release was extremely simple — to prevent competitors (ie AMD) from releasing «the world’s fastest processor». Let me remind you that in September last year, AMD released the Athlon 64 FX-51 and Athlon 64 3200+ (S754) processors, and the first one showed simply outstanding results. However, by and large, the Athlon 64 FX processor is a marketing tool: its retail price is around $750. At that moment, this processor had every chance to become the fastest, since Intel faced problems with increasing the frequency of the Northwood core (and the Prescott core was still in the debugging stage). However, Intel took another step: the Northwood core was modified by adding a 2 MB L3 cache. The new core was called Gallatin, and it allowed to achieve a performance increase in most applications. As a result, the main task was solved — to create a competitor to the Athlon 64 FX processor.

True, an ordinary user could not taste the fruits of a 2 MB L3 cache: a retail price of ~$750 was set for EE series processors. As a result, the battle of desktop processors for users’ wallets was fought by regular Athlon XP and Athlon 64 on the one hand and Pentium4 Northwood on the other hand. And the Athlon 64 FX and Pentium4 Extreme Edition processors were only occasionally mentioned in reports about reaching another record in 3D Mark.

Today the situation has not changed at all: Athlon FX and Pentium4 EE are waging the marketing battle for the title of the «fastest» processor. Only prices have changed — in particular, the cost of the P4 3.46EE processor is around $1000. However, there is still one feature: it is from this processor that Intel begins the transition to a 266 MHz system bus (or 1066 MHz Quad Pumped Bus).
To support these particular processors, the i9 chipset was specially released.25XE, which you can read about in detail in the review of the Intel D925XECV2 board.

The transition to 1066MHz bus is extremely important for Intel. Firstly, it gives a real opportunity to increase the performance of processors. By the way, this is a rather sore spot: the possibilities of increasing the clock frequency of the Prescott core are completely exhausted by . The fastest processor that Intel was able to release has a frequency = 3.8 GHz, and the psychologically important milestone = 4 GHz remained unsurpassed. Apparently Intel did not want to repeat the mistake with the Pentium3 1.13 GHz Coppermine processor, which was first released (back in 2000) and later recalled under pressure from a lot of stability issues.

The second very important factor is that with the transition to the 1066 MHz bus, DDR2 memory will begin to benefit. In fact, any bundles based on i915Pi925X chipsets + DDR-I DDR-II memory lost in performance to the good old i875P + DDR-I (moreover, when using memory with minimum timings of 2-2-5-2, this loss was quite noticeable). The only argument in favor of the LGA775 platform is the existence of such processors as 3.6 and 3.8 GHz, which are released exclusively for the new platform. So, with the transition to the 1066 MHz bus, DDR-I memory is no longer able to meet the needs for
throughput, which is at the level of 8. 5 GB per second. And only DDR2-533 memory can provide such bandwidth.

The release of the Intel Pentium4 EE 3.46 solves another important problem: the computer industry is preparing for the transition to a faster processor bus. In particular, motherboard developers will test their products for compatibility with the 1066 MHz bus: debug the BIOS code, test memory modules for compatibility, and the like. The purpose of this preparation is as follows: there is a certain probability that «desktop» processors based on the Prescott-II core will switch to the 1066 MHz bus in 2005. By the way, these processors will support technologies such as EM64T (64-bit extension), Enhanced SpeedStep (reducing heat generation) and Execute Disable Bit (improving security when executing program code).

However, in my opinion, the probability of Prescott’s transition to a 1066MHz bus depends on how successfully AMD masters the 0.09µm process technology. Until then, only Extreme Edition processors will support this bus.

Now let’s see what the Pentium4 EE 3.46 processor is:

On the left — Gallatin, on the right — Prescott

As we can see, it has the same LGA775 package as the rest of the new generation processors.
But on the reverse side, there are some differences in the arrangement of the elements:

On the left is Gallatin, on the right is Prescott

The CPU-Z utility gives the following information:

The program correctly identified the process used (0.13µm),
the amount of cache memory (all levels) and the range of the multiplier (12-13).

Now let’s list the technical characteristics of the Pentium4 EE 3.46 processor:

	Intel Pentium4 EE 3.46
Processor core:	Gallatin
Stepping:	M0
Process:	0. 13µm
Clock frequency:	3.46 GHz (multiplier = 13)
Processor bus:	266MHz (1066MHz Quad Pumped Bus)
Core area:	237 sq. mm.
L1 cache size:	8 KB
L2 cache size:	512 KB
L3 cache size:	2048 KB
Standard voltage:	1.525V — 1.6V
Heat dissipation:	~110W

Overclocking and prospects

Overclocking of ordinary «desktop» processors is of interest, at best, to one out of ten users. These are overclockers who carefully study which model will achieve the best combination of price and performance. As for the processors of the Extreme Edition series with the price = $1000, the average overclocker is basically not interested in them. But the information about overclocking will be interesting to those people who set records in various benchmarks every day. In fact, achieving another record in a popular test (for example, 3DMark) is a big marketing campaign with many sponsors (manufacturers of video, memory, system boards, processors, power supplies). And it is for these purposes that the most powerful processors are chosen, which are subsequently overclocked.

We also overclocked the P4 EE 3.46GHz processor. However, the main question we were looking for an answer to was whether Intel would be able to release another processor model based on the Gallatin core. After all, in this case its clock frequency should be equal to 3.73 GHz, which is quite high for a core manufactured according to the 0.13 micron process technology (the technological limit of the Northwood core is in the region of 3.6-3.8 GHz).

For overclocking, we used the only available board on the i9 chipset so far25XE — Intel D925XECV2. Result: the processor worked stably only at FSB frequencies not exceeding 283 MHz.

In any case, this instance of the processor worked quite close to 3.73 GHz (difference ~60 MHz). Therefore, it is likely that Intel will still be able to release the next model of the P4 EE processor. However, it is premature to draw any conclusions, especially based on the result of overclocking one processor, and using a motherboard that is poorly suited for such experiments.

However, we note another fact: the system worked stably at FSB frequencies over 280 MHz. This means that motherboards based on the i925XE chipset automatically become the best choice for overclocking conventional LGA775 processors. The fact is that the overwhelming majority of boards based on the i915Pi925X chipsets we tested had certain problems during overclocking, and only two boards were able to squeeze the maximum out of the «working» processor. It is noteworthy that these are two motherboards based on the i925X top-chipset (manufactured by Asus and DFI). True, there are a couple more boards on which the 250 MHz mark was easily reached — these are boards based on the i865PE chipset (manufactured by Abit and Albatron). But as I said, as the FSB frequency increases, the question of memory bandwidth becomes more and more acute. Therefore, the performance of processors with FSB = 266 MHz on i865PE boards requires both high-quality «overclocker» memory (at least running at DDR533 frequency) and specially prepared BIOS versions.

By the way, we checked what would happen if the P4 EE 3.46 processor was installed on boards with the i925X chipset. Theoretically, such a bundle should work without problems, but in practice, difficulties are quite possible. The fact is that the BIOS must «recognize» such a processor and accordingly set the memory frequency divider = 1/2 (which corresponds to DDR2-533). In addition, the north bridge itself should function normally at a bus frequency = 266 MHz (there were some doubts about this). So, when installing the P4 EE 3. 46 processor on the DFI 9 board25X-T2, the latter blinked its diagnostic LEDs and did not start. But the Asus P5AD2 Premium board not only started, but also worked quite stably at FSB=266 MHz. In particular, the system successfully completed all tests, except for one (Serious Sam in 640×480 fastest mode). This fact, as well as the possibility of reducing the multiplier to 12, allowed us to compare the performance of the P4 EE processor with «regular» Pentium4 processors at the same frequency = 3.2 GHz.

P4 EE 3.46 on the Asus P5AD2 Premium board with multiplier reduced to 12

Naturally, special thanks to the motherboard for supporting such a necessary function as changing the multiplier. By the way, other motherboard manufacturers are also going to introduce a similar function. This will allow the user to lower the multiplier and increase the FSB frequency from 200MHz (800QPB) to higher. And as a result, get a performance boost even if the processor clock frequency does not increase.

Now a few words about the heat dissipation of the P4 EE 3.46 processor. Thanks to the debugged 0.13µm process technology, the average processor temperature should be lower than the average processor temperature on the Prescott core. On the other hand, heat dissipation should increase due to the large L3 cache. As a result, heat dissipation of P4 EE 3.46 is on par with Pentium4 550 and 560 processors.

By the way, together with this processor we got Intel’s «boxed» cooler manufactured by Foxconn.

A special feature of its design is the cylindrical shape of the radiator, with each fin bifurcated. This is done to maximize the surface area to improve heat dissipation.

Notice the copper insert in the center. In fact, this is the base of the cooler, which has a good quality of workmanship.

The height of the cooler is relatively small — about 75 mm.

It is also worth paying attention to the new fastening system, which consists of four independent latches:

To be honest, I did not like the design of the mount: the board bends rather strongly during installation, and there is no reinforcing plate in the delivery set. Also note that to remove the cooler, you will need a flat-bladed screwdriver to release the latches.

A 92mm 2200 RPM fan is mounted on top of the heatsink.

In real operation, the noise of the cooler is quite quiet, and does not greatly interfere with work at the computer. In terms of cooling efficiency, we compared the new boxed cooler with the Zalman 7700Cu cooler.

The boxed cooler showed poor efficiency. To improve system cooling, you will probably have to install more than one additional fan in the case, which will negatively affect the noise level.

In general, processors manufactured according to the 0.13 micron process technology have a reasonable level of heat dissipation (in particular, the Northwood core). However, in the case of the XE processor, heat dissipation = 110W is due to the presence of a 2 MB cache in the third level.

Performance

We put together four systems for performance testing. The first is a motherboard for Socket 478 processors (i875P chipset) + dual-channel DDR400 memory (timings of 2-3-6-3). The second system is the LGA775 board on the i925X + dual channel DDRII -533 memory. And finally, the LGA775 board based on the i915P chipset and the Intel board based on the 925XE chipset.

We used the following accessories:

Processor	Intel Pentium4 3.2E Socket 478 (Prescott-C0 core) Intel Pentium4 540 3.2GHz Socket LGA775 (Prescott-D0 core) Intel Pentium4 EE 3.46GHz Socket LGA775 (Gallatin-M0 core)
Motherboard	Asus P5AD2 based on Intel 925X Alderwood chipset Abit IC7-G based on Intel 875P Canterwood chipset Intel D925XECV2 based on Intel 925XE Alderwood Express chipset.
Cooler	Zalman 7700 Cu
Video card	nVidia GeForce FX 5750 (PCI Express x16) nVidia GeForce FX 5700 (AGP 8X) Driver version: 60. 85
Sound card	—
HDD	IBM DTLA 307030 30Gb
Memory	2x256MB Corsair PC3200 DDR SDRAM TwinX 2×256 MB Kingmax DDR2-533 SDRAM (SPD timings)
Housing	Inwin506 with PowerMan 300W PSU
OS	Windows XP SP1

So, in the tests, the already familiar set of applications was used. First, let’s look at the results of synthetic tests.

We have before us exclusively synthetic applications that demonstrate theoretical performance.

Now for gaming application tests.

Obviously, both the memory latency and the system bus frequency play a big role in the results in Quake3. As a result, a system with DDR I outperforms systems with DDR2-533 on an 800 MHz bus. But when switching to a 1066 MHz bus, the LGA775 platform turns out to be much faster.

In SeriousSam, systems with DDR II memory show the best results. Moreover, the acceleration of the system bus only increases the advantage in speed.

In other games, we see either parity in performance or P4 EE + DDR2-533.

In FarCry, the P4 EE processor is also significantly faster than its Prescott-based competitor. As for the serious lag of the i875P+DDR-I bundle, it is explained by the fact that the 60.85 driver has a bug in image generation on PCI Express video cards (you can see the corresponding screenshots in the review of the Intel LGA775 platform).

But with the X2 game, the situation is reversed: a system with a PCIE video card is almost twice as slow. Also in this game there is no benefit from using the P4 EE processor.

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Conclusions

Despite impressive performance gains in some applications, the overall speed of the P4 EE 3. 46GHz processor is on par with other Intel desktop processors. If you carefully examine the graphs, you will notice that the new processor shows the greatest superiority only in games, the engine of which is optimized for the high speed of the «processor-system memory» highway. As a result, at low resolutions, we see an advantage of up to ~30 percent, but as the resolution increases, this advantage disappears. It is understandable — the video card makes an increasing contribution to the level of performance. Therefore, for games, processors of the Extreme Edition series are completely useless: even with a resolution of 1024×768 with full-screen anti-aliasing enabled and forcing anisotropic filtering (up to x8 or x16), there is practically no difference which Intel LGA775 processor is installed in the system (not counting Celeron processors for the LGA775 socket: ).

In addition, there are processors with higher clock speeds in the Intel assortment (for example, Pentium 4 570J 3. 8 GHz for more than $ 600), which in terms of performance should seriously compete with the P4 EE 3.46 GHz processor (price — $ 1000).

All questions, comments and wishes can and should be asked at the conference.

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Socket 775. The most powerful processor on socket 775

Constantly evolving technologies in the computer parts and software market have led many owners of systems with a platform that has socket 775, began to notice that the computer began to process tasks more slowly. Naturally, IT professionals will recommend that the user buy a more powerful processor running on a new platform. But for its performance, you need an appropriate motherboard and RAM, and these are already additional costs. In this article, the reader will learn about other ways to speed up the work of a personal computer, and at the same time get acquainted with the most popular platform in the world, its features and potential.

Strange technologies Intel

It is worth noting right away that the number 775 in the socket name determines the number of contacts between the processor and the motherboard. If there is a desire, the user can independently verify this by removing the processor and counting the number of contact pins on the motherboard socket. From the outside, everything looks great, especially after the manufacturer’s statements about the complete interchangeability of processors for socket 775.

But during operation, if the user wants to install a more powerful crystal that supports work with the corresponding platform, it turns out that the motherboard simply does not see the processor. And no firmware updates can solve the problem. With a detailed study of the problem, the buyer will get acquainted with the specification of the motherboard for the 775 socket. Which processors are supported by it, the manufacturer describes only on the official website. IT professionals consider this approach of the manufacturer to be a trick, because often the processor has to be changed along with the motherboard to carry out an upgrade.

Differentiation of processors for socket 775

Support for all existing processors for the socket in question with just one motherboard is possible, but unlikely. Firstly, the universal device will have a correspondingly high cost, and not every potential buyer will like it. Secondly, Intel’s policy does not allow using all existing technologies on one platform. Accordingly, it is important to have information not about which processors fit the motherboard socket 775, but what opportunities open up technologies supported by the motherboard. Compatibility occurs at the level of generations of crystals and their performance.

1. Single-core Pentium and Celeron processors clocked at 2.66-3.88 GHz, running on a 533-800 MHz bus.
2. Low power multi-core platforms limited to 3.2 GHz.
3. Transitional category of powerful processors with frequencies of 2.8-3.8 GHz, with two physical cores and a high bus frequency (800-1333 MHz).
4. Server processors with multiple cores (Xeon and Extreme) for professional use.

Platform Capabilities

Communication speed in the range of 533-1600 MHz is the main criterion responsible for platform performance. Accordingly, any RAM that exists on the market for the DDR2 interface is supported by the system. Virtualization of physical cores using Hyper Threading technologies improves platform performance (however, this is not supported by all processors). The presence of all the necessary instructions and support for 64-bit systems on a chip is the key to running any application that exists in the world.

There are, of course, negative sides to this platform. For example, the most powerful processor on socket 775 has a large power dissipation. Therefore, buyers have to buy powerful cooling systems for such a platform. The disadvantages include the organization of mounting the processor on the motherboard. The manufacturer placed the pins on the motherboard, and they are easy to break or bend by inept user actions.

Only stars above

Naturally, many potential buyers are sure that the most powerful processor on socket 775 is Intel Core Quad, which has 4 physical cores. If we consider according to the criterion «price-quality», then yes. But tests conducted in laboratories show that server processors are better at doing mathematical calculations. Accordingly, their performance in games will be better than that of representatives of the Quad line. But this does not mean that a cheap 4-core copy can be written off.

The top segment of chips designed specifically for socket 775 is capable of outperforming all representatives of the budget niche of processors created later for the socket 1156 platform (we are talking about Core i3).

Marketing games manufacturers

Media advertising assures all users that constantly updated software requires high performance of the personal computer. And this applies to both programs and games. At the moment, such statements are directed at all owners of platforms based on socket 775. As practice shows, what processors are suitable for software are not decided by Intel at all, but by software developers. Their interest is that the new product is acquired by a large number of users (business as usual). Accordingly, they focus on popular platforms, which are the majority in the world.

Two physical cores, 4 gigabytes of RAM and a capacious hard drive (and a powerful video card when it comes to games) are the basic criteria for all software on the market. It turns out that the owners of platforms with socket 775 are in an advantageous position, it makes no sense for them to purchase expensive equipment. At least for the next few years.

What is the buyer’s benefit?

The main criterion when buying computer parts is their cost. Definitely, not every buyer can afford to buy the best processor on socket 775. When selecting components for the system unit, many potential buyers strive for the harmony of «price-quality» criteria. At this point, many IT pros recommend looking at an expensive motherboard capable of running any Intel processor for that platform. And the crystal is cheap to buy.

In the future, it will not be difficult for a computer owner to buy a powerful gaming processor with several cores in the secondary market and upgrade the system. As practice shows, such a solution will allow the user to have a fairly productive platform at hand without large investments.

Breaking the mold

The new 3rd-5th generation Intel processors (Pentium G, Core i3/i5) offered on the market promise high performance in games and software. Many tests carried out by enthusiasts prove that the new crystals demonstrate high performance. The comparison is made with similar platforms from AMD’s competitor, but the top processor on socket 775 is completely ignored. Such testing leads many users to the idea that they are being tricked into purchasing expensive equipment.

And since we are talking about an upgrade, there is an unspoken method of changing the computer platform. Its essence lies in the fact that an effective increase in productivity is observed only after one generation.