Pentium EE Squeezes 3.73 GHz Out of NetBurst

Extreme Edition History

The new Extreme Edition 965 is the eighth processor in the series. The first models were launched for Socket 478 motherboards, while the Socket 775 generations allowed for transitioning this high-end desktop family into dual-core devices. It's easy to memorize the processor pricing: All Extreme Editions cost $999 per device when purchased in quantities of 1,000.

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Extreme Edition Socket 775 Core Process
EE 965 (3.73 GHz) Presler 65 nm
EE 955 (3.46 GHz) Presler 65 nm
EE 840 (3.20 GHz) Smithfield 90 nm
EE 3.72 GHz Prescott 2M 90 nm
EE 3.46 GHz Gallatin 130 nm
EE 3.40 GHz Gallatin 130 nm
Extreme Edition Socket 478 Core Process
EE 3.40 GHz Gallatin 130 nm
EE 3.20 GHz Prestonia 130 nm

Feature Tracking

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Feature additions - Extreme Edition Socket 775
EE 965 (3.73 GHz) C1E
EE 955 (3.46 GHz) FSB 1066, double core with Hyper Threading, 2x 2 MB L2 cache, Virtualization Technology
EE 840 (3.20 GHz) Dual core with Hyper Threading, FSB800, 2x 1 MB L2 cache
EE 3.73 GHz FSB 1066, 2 MB L2 cache
EE 3.46 GHz FSB 1066, 512 kB L2 & 2 MB L3 cache
EE 3.40 GHz -
Feature additions - Extreme Edition Socket 478
EE 3.40 GHz 512 kB L2 & 2 MB L3 cache
EE 3.20 GHz Hyper Threading
Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.