Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X outperforms Core i7-965 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3900X is 3884 days newer than Core i7-965.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 20% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-965 - 148 vs 123 FPS
- Consumes up to 19% less energy than Intel Core i7-965 - 105 vs 130 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-965 - 24 vs 8 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-965
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-965
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
485
28.647371529828707%
Multi-Core
1683
16.934996981283962%
Intel Core i7-965 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i7 Extreme | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
