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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 22.83

Overall Rank:
2365th fastest in multithreading out of 4981 CPUs
2372nd fastest in single threading out of 4981 CPUs
685th fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $149.95 USD (2024-08-29)

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 Math18,472 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,788 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10,141 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption632.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression76,407 KBytes/Sec
Physics415 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,092 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,475 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Intel NUC 9 NUC9i7QNX Mini Desktop Black i7-9750H, 64GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, UHD 630, WiFi 6, Bluetooth, 1xHDMI, Win 11 Pro with Hub Intel NUC 9 NUC9i7QNX Mini Desktop Black i7-9750H, 64GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, UHD 630, WiFi 6, Bluetooth, 1xHDMI, Win 11 Pro with Hub $705.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,826
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,390
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,068
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,216
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,619
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,152
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz
3,424
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
198.90
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
191.94
Intel Core i9-12900K
155.19
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
144.08
Intel Core i9-13900K
131.90
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
48.61
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz
22.83
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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,684
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz
3,424
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-965
3,365 (-1.7%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-965
2,978 (-13.0%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i7-965
3,401 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-965
2,841 (-17.0%)
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i7-965
4,113 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-965
4,103 (+19.9%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i7-965
3,546 (+3.6%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i7-965
3,317 (-3.1%)
AMD A8-9600 vs Intel Core i7-965
3,309 (-3.4%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-965
3,231 (-5.6%)
AMD A10-7700K APU vs Intel Core i7-965
3,198 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-965
3,153 (-7.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,865
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,649
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,605
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,306
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,845
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,524
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,522
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,034
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz
637