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The Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 @ 3.73GHz is newer than AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core, while AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core is around 22% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 11% faster in single-thread testing. However, Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 @ 3.73GHz uses around 31% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 58 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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1: Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 @ 3.73GHz | |
2: AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core | |
×Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 @ 3.73GHz | ×AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core | + ADD | |
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Price | Search Online | Search Online | |
Socket Type | PLGA775 | AM2+ | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 3.7 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Not Supported | Not Supported | |
# of Physical Cores | 2 (Threads: 4) | 3 (Threads: 3) | |
Cache | L1: 17KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 0MB | L1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 2MB | |
TDP | 130W | 95W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $23.73 | $17.34 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q1 2009 | Q1 2009 | |
# of Samples | 16 | 42 | |
CPU Value | 0.0 | 23.9 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 818(-11.1%) | 921(0.0%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 987(-22.1%) | 1267(0.0%) |
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 @ 3.73GHz | 987 | |
AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core | 1,267 | |
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Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 @ 3.73GHz | NA | |
AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core | 23.9 | |
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Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 @ 3.73GHz | 818 | |
AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core | 921 | |
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Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965 @ 3.73GHz | AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core | |
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Max TDP | 130W | 95W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | 0.26 | 0.19 |
Running cost per day | $0.065 | $0.048 |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | 94.9 | 69.3 |
Running cost per year | $23.73 | $17.34 |