i7-965 Extreme Edition vs Athlon X2 7850 BE

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X2 7850 BE and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7EE
Architecture codenameKuma (2008−2009)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date28 April 2009 (15 years ago)17 November 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 7850 BE and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataQPI
Bus rateno data6.4 GT/s
Multiplierno data24
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography65 nm45 nm
Die size285 mm2263 mm2
Number of transistors450 million731 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 7850 BE and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM2+no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 7850 BE and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 7850 BE and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 7850 BE and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesunknownno data
Maximum memory sizeno data24 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 7850 BE and Core i7-965 Extreme Edition.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 28 April 2009 17 November 2008
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 130 Watt

Athlon X2 7850 BE has an age advantage of 5 months, and 36.8% lower power consumption.

i7-965 Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

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