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Core i7-965 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Core i7-965 vs Ryzen 9 7950X3D: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Core i7-965

3.2 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition Quad-Core Prozessor (3.2GHz, 8 MB Cache, Sockel 1366, 1600MHz FSB)

Buy for 998 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 298 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

4.2 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16x 4.2 GHz Prozessor, ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 1,169 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 298 minutes ago

Core i7-965

3.2 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition Quad-Core Prozessor (3.2GHz, 8 MB Cache, Sockel 1366, 1600MHz FSB)

Buy for 998 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 298 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

4.2 GHz | 16-core

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16x 4.2 GHz Prozessor, ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 1,169 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 298 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7950X3D outperforms the cheaper Core i7-965 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X3D is 5161 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-965.

Advantages of Core i7-965

  • Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - €998.00 vs €1169.00

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D

  • Performs up to 23% better in DOOM Eternal than Core i7-965 - 556 vs 451 FPS
  • Up to 5% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i7-965 - €2.10 vs €2.21 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 8% less energy than Intel Core i7-965 - 120 vs 130 Watts
  • 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
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DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


FPS

451

81%

Value, €/FPS

€2.21/FPS

95%

Price, €

€998

100%

Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition Quad-Core Prozessor (3.2GHz, 8 MB Cache, Sockel 1366, 1600MHz FSB)

Buy for 998 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 298 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


FPS

556

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.1/FPS

100%

Price, €

€1169

85%

FPS and Value Winner

Aufrüst-Kit Bundle Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16x 4.2 GHz Prozessor, ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi Mainboard, be Quiet! Dark Rock 4 (Komplett fertig zusammengebaut inkl. Bios Update und Funktionskontrolle)

Buy for 1,169 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 298 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Nightmare

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008


Single-Core

485

17%

Multi-Core

1683

9%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023


Single-Core

2918

100%

Multi-Core

19633

100%

Intel Core i7-965 Logo

Core i7-965

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

Nov 17th, 2008Release Date
Jan 4th, 2023
Core i7 ExtremeCollectionRyzen 9
BloomfieldCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1366SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
16
8Threads
32
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.7 GHz
130 WTDP
120 W
45 nmProcess Size
5 nm
24.0xMultiplier
42.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using Core i7-965 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D

With selected game settings

Core i7-965 and Ryzen 9 7950X3D Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

251.49

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

414.73

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

489

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

319

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

167.92

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

85.91

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

342

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

63.99

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

339

Intel Core i7-965 Logo
Core i7-965

998

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

639

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

198.8

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

251.49

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

394.2

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

122.9

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

382.89

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

489

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

1,014.5

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

493.5

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

171.73

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

414.73

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

774.55

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

202.51

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

148.1

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

199.76

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

472.75

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

374.09

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

392.14

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

339

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

248

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

1,169

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

495.38

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