AMD Phenom II X4 965 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-11-16

The AMD Phenom II X4 965 has 4 cores with 4 threads and is based on the 4. gen of the AMD Phenom II series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM3 socket and was released in Q3/2009. The AMD Phenom II X4 965 scores 441 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 1,486 points.

CPU lineage
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Name:	AMD Phenom II X4 965
Family:	AMD Phenom II
CPU group:	AMD Phenom II - 800/900
Architecture:	Deneb (K10)
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	4
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X4 965 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X4 965 is 3.40 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The AMD Phenom II X4 965 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Phenom II X4 965 uses the no iGPU, which has texture shaders and execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

DDR3-1333 DDR2-1066	21.3 GB/s --
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 140 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	140 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X4 965 is made in 45 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	45 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	AM3
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	6.00 MB
AES-NI:	No
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE3, SSE4a
Release date:	Q3/2009
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Phenom II X4 965 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron 3765U 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	443
	Intel Celeron G530 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	443
	AMD A8-5557M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	442
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	441
	Intel Core2 Duo E8300 2C 2T @ 2.83 GHz	441
	Intel Celeron N4000C 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	440
	Intel Celeron N4000 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	440

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	MediaTek Helio P95 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	1498
	Intel Core i5-3340M 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1497
	AMD Phenom II X4 970 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1491
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1486
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	1486
	Intel Celeron G5905T 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	1485
	Intel Celeron G4900 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	1484

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A8-5600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	193
	Intel Celeron J4125 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	192
	Intel Core M-5Y10c 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	191
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	190
	Intel Core i5-2520M 2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	190
	AMD FX-8320E 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	188
	AMD FX-8320 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	188

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Pentium Silver J5040 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	730
	Intel Xeon E5450 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	721
	AMD A10-9700 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	716
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	706
	Intel Core i5-5257U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	706
	Intel Core i5-760 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	705
	Intel Core i7-6500U 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	699

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i3-1110G4 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	4255
	MediaTek Helio G99 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	4243
	Intel Core i5-3340 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	4239
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	4236
	AMD Phenom II X4 960T 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	4236
	Intel Core i3-8140U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	4202
	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	4184

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i3-6100U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	643
	Intel Pentium Gold 4415U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	641
	Intel Core i3-7020U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	640
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	636
	AMD FX-4100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	636
	Intel Pentium G3220 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	630
	Intel Core i5-2410M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	629

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A8-6500 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	90
	AMD Athlon II X2 370K 2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz	90
	Intel Pentium Gold 4417U 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	90
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	89
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	89
	Intel Celeron 2970M 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	89
	AMD Phenom II X4 960T 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	89

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i5-5287U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	348
	AMD FX-6100 6C 6T @ 3.90 GHz	345
	Intel Core i5-4340M 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	345
	AMD Phenom II X4 965 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	344
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	344
	AMD Athlon PRO 300U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	344
	AMD Athlon 300U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	344

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,399 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,372 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
641 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
588 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
725 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,102 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,097 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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