AMD Phenom X2 B60 vs Intel Core i7-965

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B60 and Intel Core i7-965 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom X2 B60

Intel Core i7-965

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B60

Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-965

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1475 vs 1346
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3424 vs 2627

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1475 vs 1346
PassMark - CPU mark	3424 vs 2627

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B60
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-965

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1346

1475

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2627

3424

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B60	Intel Core i7-965
PassMark - Single thread mark	1346	1475
PassMark - CPU mark	2627	3424
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		578
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2233

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B60	Intel Core i7-965
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB60WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1861	2117
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Bloomfield
Launch date		November 2008
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,509
Price now		$139.99
Processor Number		i7-965
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		12.32
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.20 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		6.4 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology		45 nm
Maximum core temperature		67.9°C
Maximum frequency		3.46 GHz
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42.5mm x 45.0mm
Memory
Max memory channels		3
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		24 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)