Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-965 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 965 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 85.61

Overall Rank:
2308th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2315th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
676th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $39.99 USD (2024-08-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3424

Single Thread Rating

1475

Samples: 189*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,601
Thread: 1,422

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	18,472 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,788 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,141 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	632.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	76,407 KBytes/Sec
Physics	415 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,092 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,475 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$39.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz		3,424

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz		85.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz		1,475

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1837450 - Jun 11 2023		3724
BL1815887 - May 11 2023		3724
BL1795067 - Apr 15 2023		3728
BL1647248 - Oct 12 2022		3544
BL1646339 - Oct 11 2022		3637

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz		3,424
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-965		3,140 (-8.3%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-965		3,691 (+7.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i7-965		3,210 (-6.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core i7-965		2,401 (-29.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i7-965		2,739 (-20.0%)
Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-965		4,135 (+20.8%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i7-965		3,799 (+11.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-965		3,780 (+10.4%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-965		3,585 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-965		3,520 (+2.8%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs Intel Core i7-965		3,194 (-6.7%)
AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Core i7-965		3,132 (-8.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz		637

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