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Intel Core i7-965 vs Intel Processor N97

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 49 %
Intel Core i7-965
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Processor N97
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 63 %
Intel Core i7-965
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Processor N97
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-965
4C / 8T · 3.46 GHz
610
Intel Processor N97
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
1,237
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-965
4C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
2,174
Intel Processor N97
4C / 4T · 3.40 GHz
3,051

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At a glance

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Intel Core i7-965Intel Processor N97
FamilyIntel Core i7 Extreme Edition (24)Intel Processor N (9)
CPU groupIntel Core i7 900 (7)Intel Processor N50/N100/N200 (5)
ArchitectureBloomfieldAlder Lake N
Technology45 nm10 nm
SegmentDesktopNotebook
SocketLGA 1366BGA
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-965Intel Processor N97
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 4x Gracemont
Frequency: 3.20 GHz 2.00 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.46 GHz 3.60 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.40 GHz
L2-Cache1.00 MB4.00 MB
L3-Cache8.00 MB6.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-965Intel Processor N97
GPU nameno iGPUIntel UHD Graphics 24 EUs (Alder Lake)
GPU frequency1.20 GHz
CUs / Shader / 24 / 192
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory8 GB
Technology10 nm
Release dateQ1/2023

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i7-965Intel Processor N97
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-965Intel Processor N97
MemoryDDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
LPDDR5-4800 (38.4 GB/s)
DDR5-4800 (38.4 GB/s)
DDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s)
Max. Memory24 GB16 GB
Memory channels31
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 9
PCIe Bandwidth8.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-965Intel Processor N97
TDP130 W12 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.105 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i7-965Intel Processor N97
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2
Release dateQ4/2008Q1/2023
Release price990 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i7-965
Intel Core i7-965
4C / 8T · 3.20 - 3.46 GHz
Intel Processor N97
Intel Processor N97
4C / 4T · 2.00 - 3.60 GHz

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