Intel

Core i7 965

Core i7 965
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Effective Speed -52%Effective Speed -52%Average Score -124%Memory 10%, 1-Core -133%, 2-Core -135%, 4-Core -161%, 8-Core -201%Overclocked Score -119%1-Core -130%, 2-Core -128%, 4-Core -137%, 8-Core -200%, Memory 3%Value & Sentiment User Rating -93%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -325%64-Core -372%, 64-Core -371%, Age -231%

Average Bench: 70% (401^st of 1442)

Based on 24 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000106A5 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 965 @ 3.20GHz

Poor: 57%Average: 70% Great: 75%

Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 54%

Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Core i7 965 averaged 30.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 91.3Pts

Avg. Single Core Speed 79.5Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7 965 is just 18.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7 965 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 401Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 391Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)

Rank 40170%

Min	Avg	Max
72	Memory 91.3	95.4
34.2	1-Core 79.5	84.8
74.7	2-Core 154	169
65.9% 108 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
164	4-Core 266	318
304	8-Core 391	426
41% 329 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
303	64-Core 401	428
24.8% 401 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 2 years ago.Core i7 965,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz

76.4% Very good

Memory 95.4

1-Core 83.7

2-Core 168

70% 116 Pts

4-Core 318

8-Core 414

47% 366 Pts

64-Core 415

26% 415 Pts

USA-User, 3 years ago.Core i7 965,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)

73.4% Very good

Memory 95.1

1-Core 84.3

2-Core 169

70% 116 Pts

4-Core 281

8-Core 422

44% 352 Pts

64-Core 423

26% 423 Pts

MEX-User, 8 months ago.Core i7 965,

J1PR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

69% Good

Memory 92.6

1-Core 84.2

2-Core 165

69% 114 Pts

4-Core 251

8-Core 331

37% 291 Pts

64-Core 380

24% 380 Pts

USA-User, 3 years ago.Core i7 965,

J1PR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

68.7% Good

Memory 93

1-Core 70.5

2-Core 142

63% 102 Pts

4-Core 245

8-Core 334

37% 290 Pts

64-Core 359

22% 359 Pts

USA-User, 9 months ago.Core i7 965,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)

57.3% Above average

Memory 84.5

1-Core 34.2

2-Core 74.7

44% 64.5 Pts

4-Core 164

8-Core 343

30% 254 Pts

64-Core 354

22% 354 Pts

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Gaming 37%

Jet ski

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

Raft

Motherboard: Asus P6T

CPU
Core i7 965IntelBench 70%, 24 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	78x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	64x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	50x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	36x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	34x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples	224x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples	124x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	102x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $228

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™ i7-965 Processor Extreme Edition (8M Cache, 3.20 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code Name	Bloomfield
Launch Date	Q4'08
Processor Number	i7-965
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	8
Cache	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	45 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.800V-1.375V
Recommended Price	$990.00
Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.46 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links	1
Max TDP	130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	24 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 800/1066
Memory Channels	3
Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported	No

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	No

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No
Turbo Boost Tech	1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	No

Package

Package Size	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366
Processing Die Size	263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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Core i7 965

Average Bench: 70% (401^st of 1442)

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Motherboard: Asus P6T

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Core i7 965

Average Bench: 70% (401st of 1442)

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Very good consistency

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