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CPU ID information for the Core i7-965
Detailed characteristics of processor's internals, including x86
instruction set extensions and individual instructions, high- and low-level
technologies, are listed below. This list was acquired from an actual
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-965 processor with the help of the x86 CPUID instruction. Any
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likely due to some features being disabled in BIOS, or due to a bug in
our CPUID decoding algorithm.
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| Submission details |
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| Manufacturer: | Intel | Measured frequency: | 3207 MHz |
| CPU Family: | Core i7 Extreme Edition | Comment: | 3836B236 |
| Processor Number: | i7-965 | |
| Part number (supplied): | AT80601000918AA | Submitted by: | xhoba |
| Part number (guessed): | AT80601000918AA | Submitted on: | |
| S-Spec Number: | SLBCJ | CWID version: | 0.5 |
General information
| Vendor: | GenuineIntel |
| Processor name (BIOS): | Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 965 @ 3.20GHz |
| Cores: | 4 |
| Logical processors: | 8 |
| Processor type: | Original OEM Processor |
| CPUID signature: | 106A4 |
| Family: | 6 (06h) |
| Model: | 26 (01Ah) |
| Stepping: | 4 (04h) |
| TLB/Cache details: | 64-byte Prefetching
Data TLB0: 2-MB or 4-MB pages, 4-way set associative, 32 entries
Data TLB: 4-KB Pages, 4-way set associative, 64 entries
Instruction TLB: 2-MB or 4-MB pages, fully associative, 7 entries
Instruction TLB: 4-KB pages, 4-way set associative, 64 entries
Shared 2nd-level TLB: 4 KB pages, 4-way set associative, 512 entries |
Cache details
| Cache: |
L1 data |
L1 instruction |
L2 |
L3 |
|---|
| Size: |
4 x 32 KB |
4 x 32 KB |
4 x 256 KB |
8 MB |
| Associativity: |
8-way set
associative |
4-way set
associative |
8-way set
associative |
16-way set
associative |
| Line size: |
64 bytes |
64 bytes |
64 bytes |
64 bytes |
| Comments: |
Direct-mapped |
Direct-mapped |
Non-inclusive
Direct-mapped |
Inclusive
Direct-mapped
Shared between all cores |
Supported instructions
| Instruction set extensions | Additional instructions |
|---|
| MMX |
CLFLUSH |
| SSE |
CMOV |
| SSE2 |
CMPXCHG16B |
| SSE3 |
CMPXCHG8B |
| SSSE3 |
FXSAVE/FXRSTORE |
| SSE4.1 |
MONITOR/MWAIT |
| SSE4.2 |
POPCNT |
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RDTSCP |
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SYSENTER/SYSEXIT |
Integrated features and technologies
| Major features | Other features |
|---|
| On-chip Floating Point Unit |
36-bit page-size extensions |
| 64-bit / Intel 64 |
64-bit debug store |
| NX bit/XD-bit |
Advanced programmable interrupt controller |
| Hyper-Threading Technology |
CPL qualified debug store |
| Intel Virtualization |
Debug store |
| Turbo Boost |
Debugging extensions |
| Enhanced SpeedStep |
Digital Thermal Sensor capability |
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LAHF/SAHF support in 64-bit mode |
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Machine check architecture |
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Machine check exception |
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Memory-type range registers |
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Model-specific registers |
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Page attribute table |
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Page global extension |
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Page-size extensions (4MB pages) |
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Pending break enable |
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Perfmon and Debug capability |
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Physical address extensions |
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Self-snoop |
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TSC rate is ensured to be invariant across all states |
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Thermal monitor |
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Thermal monitor 2 |
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Thermal monitor and software controlled clock facilities |
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Time stamp counter |
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Virtual 8086-mode enhancements |
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xTPR Update Control |
CPUs, related to Intel Core i7-965
Please see Related "Nehalem" processors for socket 1366 page for the enhanced list with extra options.
| Model |
Cores /
Threads |
Frequency |
Turbo
frequency |
L3
cache |
TDP |
Features |
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| Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition family, Socket 1366 |
| Core i7-965 | 4 / 8 | 3.2 GHz | 3.46 GHz | 8 MB | 130W | Unlock | |
| Core i7-975 | 4 / 8 | 3.33 GHz | 3.6 GHz | 8 MB | 130W | Unlock | > |
| Core i7-980X | 6 / 12 | 3.33 GHz | 3.6 GHz | 12 MB | 130W | AES, Unlock | > |
| Core i7-990X | 6 / 12 | 3.46 GHz | 3.73 GHz | 12 MB | 130W | AES, Unlock | > |
| Other families, Nehalem micro-architecture, Socket 1366 |
| Core i7-920 | 4 / 8 | 2.66 GHz | 2.93 GHz | 8 MB | 130W | Unlock | > |
| Core i7-930 | 4 / 8 | 2.8 GHz | 3.06 GHz | 8 MB | 130W | Unlock | > |
| Core i7-940 | 4 / 8 | 2.93 GHz | 3.2 GHz | 8 MB | 130W | Unlock | > |
| Core i7-950 | 4 / 8 | 3.06 GHz | 3.33 GHz | 8 MB | 130W | Unlock | > |
| Core i7-960 | 4 / 8 | 3.2 GHz | 3.46 GHz | 8 MB | 130W | Unlock | > |
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• Features abbreviations:
AES - AES instructions
Unlock - Unlocked multiplier
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