CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 965 vs 910e

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

Cinebench R11.5, Passmark and GeekBench (32-bit)

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

Cinebench R11.5 (1-core) and Passmark (Single Core)

Overclocking

How much speed can you get out of the processor?

Unlocked

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?

Performance Per Dollar

CPUBoss Score

Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value

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AMD Phenom II X4 965 

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AMD Phenom II X4 965

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Front view of AMD Phenom II X4 965

Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of AMD Phenom II X4 965

Reasons to consider the
AMD Phenom II X4 965

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Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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
Front view of AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Reasons to consider the
AMD Phenom II X4 910e

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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

Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom II X4 965 vs 910e

Passmark

Phenom II X4 965 Phenom II X4 910e @ cpubenchmark.net
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 965 | by Legit Reviews (Aug, 2009)

Passmark (Single Core)

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!
Phenom II X4 910e | by Legit Reviews (Jan, 2010)

Specifications Full list of technical specs

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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