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Intel Core i7 965
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 965 based on its .
See full details | Intel Core i7 965 vs AMD FX 8350 |
by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)Maybe not the top-end eight-core FX-8150, but the great value and overclocking capabilities of the six-core FX-6200 made it a tantalising prospect for anyone on a budget looking to put together a gaming rig.
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Fire Strike |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
5.3 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Intel Core i7 965 vs the AMD FX 8350. | |||||||
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD FX 8350 vs the Intel Core i7 965. | |||||||
summary | Core i7 965 | vs | FX 8350 |
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Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 4 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 4.2 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1366 | |||
AM3+ | |||
Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
ABM | |||
BMI1 | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
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 | |
bus | |||
Clock speed | 1,066 MHz | 2,600 MHz |
details | Core i7 965 | vs | FX 8350 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 8 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
Transistor count | 731,000,000 | 1,200,000,000 | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 24 | 21 | |
Voltage range | 0.8 - 1.38V | 0.81 - 1.45V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 67.9°C | Unknown - 61°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclock popularity | 16 | 709 | |
Overclocked clock speed | 4.54 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.73 GHz | 8.79 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.54 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 130W | 125W | |
Annual home energy cost | 31.32 $/year | 56.1 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 113.88 $/year | 159.62 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.62 pt/W | 5.73 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 105.63W | 159.66W | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3-800 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Triple Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,599.99 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s |
Intel Core i7 965 ![]() | AMD FX 8350 ![]() |
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$128 | $264 | |
8350 vs 3770K | ||
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$128 | $100 | |
8350 vs 6300 | ||
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$128 | $180 | |
8350 vs 8370 | ||
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$128 | $350 | |
8350 vs 6700K | ||
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$128 | $230 | |
8350 vs 9590 | ||
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$128 | $170 | |
8350 vs 8300 | ||
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$128 | $250 | |
8350 vs 6600K | ||
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$305 | $300 | |
W3520 vs 2500 | ||
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$281 | ||
6200U vs 7th Gen A9-9410 | ||
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$272 | $350 | |
4790K vs 6700K | ||
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$350 | ||
6700K vs 7th Gen A12-9700P | ||
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$281 | ||
4200U vs 6410 | ||
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$281 | ||
6200U vs 7th Gen A9-9420 | ||
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$180 | ||
3470 vs 5200 | ||