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Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard
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Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard — Benchmarks & Specs

$130 MSRP2003

Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard is pre-2012 retro hardware — Amazon rarely stocks active listings; the used/refurbished market lives on eBay.

The Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard is a mobo from the i865 family released in 2003 from Intel. It launched with a $130 MSRP, though street prices typically diverge meaningfully from launch pricing — see the linked product cards below for current Amazon listings. Data on this page draws on 10 synthetic benchmark results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard, comparing it against other mobos in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).

Synthetic Benchmarks

Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.

WinBench 99 High-End Disk via PCStats
23,300 KB/s
3DMark2001 SE via PCStats
16,452 points
3DMark2001SE via PCSTATS
16,452 points
SiSoft Sandra 2003 Multimedia Integer SSE2 via PCStats
13,907 it/s
3DMark2001 SE Build 330 (1024x768, No AA/AF) via Bjorn3D
12,517 points
SiSoft Sandra 2003 CPU Dhrystone SSE2 via PCStats
9,125 MIPS
PCMark2002 Memory via PCSTATS
8,867 points
PCMark2002 Memory via PCStats
8,867 points
PCMark2002 Memory via Bjorn3D
8,194 points
PCMark2002 Overall via PCStats
7,445 points

Full Specifications

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Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard best used for?
Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard is a mobo from the i865 family. See the specs table and benchmark results below for performance context.
When was the Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard released, and what was its launch MSRP?
Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard launched in 2003 at a $130 MSRP. Street prices diverge from launch pricing over a product's lifetime — check the linked Amazon listings on this page for current availability.
Where do the benchmark numbers on this page come from?
Synthetic benchmarks are scraped from public databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench Browser, Cinebench leaderboards). AI inference numbers come from the LocalLLaMA community (Reddit threads, llama.cpp / Ollama discussion logs, and Phoronix when available). Every benchmark row carries an inline source citation — click through to verify the original number.
How does the Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard compare to its predecessor?
Compare Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard side-by-side against other mobos on the Compare tool below. Synthetic benchmark scores let you place this SKU within its generation; the spec table shows the architectural and process-node differences from one generation to the next.
Where can I buy the Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard?
Intel 865 Chipset Motherboard is pre-2012 hardware — Amazon rarely stocks active listings for this generation. Try the eBay search link in the hero, where the used/refurbished retro market is concentrated. Listings rotate weekly; bookmark this page for fresh inventory checks.

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