Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W): specs and benchmarks
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Summary
AMD started Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) sales 13 August 2009. Based on a Deneb architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 3.4 and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM3 processor with a TDP of 140 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.
Primary details
Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Designer | AMD | |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | |
| Architecture codename | Deneb (2009−2011) | |
| Release date | 13 August 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | AM3 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 140 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W)'s memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W).
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W). Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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