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AMD Phenom II X4 965
CPUBoss recommends the AMD Phenom II X4 965 based on its .
See full details| | AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs 910e |
| | Is unlocked Yes | | Significantly higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
| | Better PassMark (Single core) score 1,361 | | Better PassMark score 5,916 |
by Legit Reviews (Aug, 2009)With a clock frequency of 3.4GHz, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition is the fastest clocked quad-core processor that AMD has ever released.
| | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Significantly higher Maximum Operating Temperature 71 °C |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year |
by Legit Reviews (Jan, 2010)Legit Bottom Line: The AMD Phenom II 910e is a solid performing chip if only looking at the benchmarks.
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| Phenom II X4 965 7.0 | |
| Cinebench R11.5, Passmark and GeekBench (32-bit) | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| Phenom II X4 965 7.9 | |
| Cinebench R11.5 (1-core) and Passmark (Single Core) | |
Overclocking | |
How much speed can you get out of the processor? | |
| Phenom II X4 965 10.0 | |
| Unlocked | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Phenom II X4 965 N/A | |
| Performance Per Dollar | |
CPUBoss Score | |
Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value | |
| Phenom II X4 965 7.5 | |
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.6 GHz | More than 30% higher clock speed | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,361 | vs | 942 | Around 45% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better PassMark score | 5,916 | vs | 3,372 | More than 75% better PassMark score | |||
| Better cinebench r11.5 (1-core) score | 1.02 | vs | 0.79 | Around 30% better cinebench r11.5 (1-core) score | |||
| Better geekbench (32-bit) score | 5,986 | vs | 4,559 | More than 30% better geekbench (32-bit) score | |||
| Better cinebench r11.5 score | 4 | vs | 3.11 | Around 30% better cinebench r11.5 score | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 152.93W | 2.9x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly higher Maximum Operating Temperature | 71 °C | vs | 62 °C | Around 15% higher Maximum Operating Temperature | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 54.06 $/year | 3.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 152.42 $/year | 2.7x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Better performance per watt | 6.97 pt/W | vs | 3.38 pt/W | More than 2x better performance per watt | |||
| Marginally newer | Jan, 2010 | vs | Nov, 2009 | Release date 2 months later | |||
Phenom II X4 965 | by Legit Reviews (Aug, 2009)Benchmark Results: The 3DMark 2006 CPU test showed the AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE was a powerful processor as it was again near the top of the charts.
Phenom II X4 910e | by Legit Reviews (Jan, 2010)We noticed a boost in the overall score of 2000+ 3DMarks, but what was more impressive was the 3,000 3DMark boost in the CPU score!
summary | Phenom II X4 965 | vs | 910e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM3 | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
| Is hyperthreaded | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has vitualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction-set-extensions | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 140W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 54.06 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 152.42 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 3.38 pt/W | 6.97 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 152.93W | 52.81W | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
details | Phenom II X4 965 | vs | 910e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nms | 45 nms | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.85 - 1.43V | 0.85 - 1.25V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 62°C | Unknown - 71°C | |
gpu | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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