Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-965 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 5062 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-965.
Advantages of Core i7-965
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 130 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Control than Core i7-965 - 208 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i7-965 - €774.55 vs €998.00
- Up to 26% better value when playing Control than Core i7-965 - €3.72 vs €5.02 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-965 - 32 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-965 doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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FPS
208
100%
Value, €/FPS
€3.72/FPS
100%
Price, €
€774.55
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-965 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X |
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Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
Core i7 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Bloomfield | Codename | Raphael |
Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 16 |
8 | Threads | 32 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 170 W |
45 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 45.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |