AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Core i7-965
Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7650K and Intel Core i7-965 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7650K
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.46 GHz
- Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 67.9°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
- 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Launch date | 14 January 2014 vs November 2008 |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz vs 3.46 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 72.40°C vs 67.9°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 45 nm |
L2 cache | 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 130 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-965
- 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
- Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1475 vs 1407
- Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3424 vs 3132
- Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 578 vs 481
- Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2233 vs 1379
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1475 vs 1407 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3424 vs 3132 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 578 vs 481 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2233 vs 1379 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A8-7650K
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-965
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD A8-7650K | Intel Core i7-965 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1407 | 1475 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3132 | 3424 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 481 | 578 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1379 | 2233 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.272 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 9.659 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.199 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.624 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.107 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1528 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1178 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4077 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1528 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1178 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4077 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A8-7650K | Intel Core i7-965 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Kaveri | Bloomfield |
Family | AMD A-Series Processors | |
Launch date | 14 January 2014 | November 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $152 | $1,509 |
OPN PIB | AD765KXBJABOX | |
OPN Tray | AD765KXBI44JA | |
Place in performance rating | 2089 | 2102 |
Price now | $73.99 | $139.99 |
Series | AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors |
Value for money (0-100) | 19.63 | 12.32 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Processor Number | i7-965 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.20 GHz |
Compute Cores | 10 | |
Die size | 245 mm | 263 mm2 |
L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 72.40°C | 67.9°C |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.46 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Number of GPU cores | 6 | |
Number of threads | 4 | 8 |
Transistor count | 2410 Million | 731 million |
Unlocked | ||
Bus Speed | 6.4 GT/s QPI | |
L3 cache | 8192 KB (shared) | |
Number of QPI Links | 1 | |
VID voltage range | 0.800V-1.375V | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 3 |
Supported memory frequency | 2133 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 800/1066 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 24 GB | |
Graphics |
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Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 720 MHz | |
iGPU core count | 384 | |
Number of pipelines | 384 | |
Processor graphics | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | |
Switchable graphics | ||
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | FM2+ | FCLGA1366 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 130 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Package Size | 42.5mm x 45.0mm | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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AMD App Acceleration | ||
AMD Elite Experiences | ||
AMD HD3D technology | ||
AMD Mantle API | ||
DualGraphics | ||
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC) | ||
FreeSync | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Out-of-band client management | ||
PowerGating | ||
PowerNow | ||
System Image Stability | ||
TrueAudio | ||
VirusProtect | ||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® Demand Based Switching | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) | 36-bit | |
Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
IOMMU 2.0 | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |