Intel Core i7-2960XM vs Intel Core i7-965

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-2960XM and Intel Core i7-965. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

671Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score584
2353Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2338
4423PassMark CPU Mark Rating3288
1491PassMark Single Thread Rating1452
28553DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-2960XMProcessorIntel Core i7-965
2700 MHzFrequency3200 MHz
3700 MHzMaximum Frequency3460 MHz
4Cores4
8Threads8
55 WTDP130 W
Intel HD Graphics 3000GPU
Sandy BridgeCodenameBloomfield
Socket 988B rPGAPackageFCLGA1366

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

688Single-Core Score584
2531Multi-Core Score2521
Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.1.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Dell Inc. Precision M6600ModelSystem manufacturer System Product Name
Dell Inc. 04YY4MMotherboardASUSTeK Computer INC. P6T DELUXE
BalancedPower PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-2960XMNameIntel Core i7-965
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 4
2.69 GHzBase Frequency3.22 GHz
3.69 GHzMaximum Frequency3.47 GHz
Socket 988B rPGAPackageSocket 1366 LGA
Sandy BridgeCodenameBloomfield
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 4L2 Cache256 KB x 4
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

24.00 GBSize12.00 GB
798 MHzFrequency801 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels3

Geekbench 5 result (single)

688Single-Core Score584
722Crypto Score64
662Integer Score600
737Floating Point Score 636
722
1.23 GB/sec
AES-XTS64
111.4 MB/sec
749
3.79 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)799
4.04 MB/sec
744
35.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression674
31.9 Mpixels/sec
706
1.99 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)682
1.92 MTE/sec
604
709.4 KElements/sec
HTML5513
601.8 KElements/sec
609
190.8 Krows/sec
SQLite551
172.7 Krows/sec
662
35.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering577
31.3 Mpixels/sec
658
209.8 KB/sec
Text Rendering533
169.9 KB/sec
625
4.87 Klines/sec
Clang585
4.56 Klines/sec
622
7.21 images/sec
Camera543
6.30 images/sec
694
868.7 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics572
716.1 Kpairs/sec
699
4332.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics631
3909.0 FPS
562
30.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur546
30.0 Mpixels/sec
701
5.40 images/sec
Face Detection645
4.96 images/sec
712
17.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection669
16.5 Mpixels/sec
1189
58.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1085
53.2 Mpixels/sec
1226
16.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR1067
14.5 Mpixels/sec
812
652.2 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing666
534.7 Kpixels/sec
495
4.44 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion438
3.92 Kpixels/sec
807
25.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition774
24.7 Words/sec
542
20.9 images/sec
Machine Learning308
11.9 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2531Multi-Core Score2521
3293Crypto Score280
2491Integer Score2654
2489Floating Point Score 2606
3293
5.61 GB/sec
AES-XTS280
488.0 MB/sec
3392
17.2 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3973
20.1 MB/sec
3023
143.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression3190
150.9 Mpixels/sec
2174
6.13 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2569
7.24 MTE/sec
2542
2.98 MElements/sec
HTML52403
2.82 MElements/sec
2673
837.3 Krows/sec
SQLite2431
761.7 Krows/sec
2704
146.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2858
155.1 Mpixels/sec
2316
737.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering2240
713.8 KB/sec
2206
17.2 Klines/sec
Clang2735
21.3 Klines/sec
1766
20.5 images/sec
Camera1965
22.8 images/sec
2074
2.59 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics2465
3.08 Mpairs/sec
2962
18352.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics3159
19571.1 FPS
2204
121.2 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur2014
110.7 Mpixels/sec
2567
19.8 images/sec
Face Detection2665
20.5 images/sec
2687
66.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection3129
77.1 Mpixels/sec
3880
190.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3934
193.0 Mpixels/sec
4152
56.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR4885
66.6 Mpixels/sec
3455
2.77 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing3132
2.51 Mpixels/sec
1675
15.0 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1969
17.6 Kpixels/sec
2137
68.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition2510
80.2 Words/sec
1222
47.2 images/sec
Machine Learning966
37.3 images/sec