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Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-2960XM can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988B

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 55 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2960XM CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i7-2960XM CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 16.68

Overall Rank:
2377th fastest in multithreading out of 5473 CPUs
2488th fastest in single threading out of 5473 CPUs
547th fastest in out of 1516 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $278.52 USD (2022-05-17)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4646
Single Thread Rating
1578

Samples: 159*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,341
Thread: 1,763

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math17,964 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,931 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10,721 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,438 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression76,258 KBytes/Sec
Physics381 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,064 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,578 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H
 25,363
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,684
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 19,836
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,085
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,532
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,612
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,413
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
 4,646
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
 55.50
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.22
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.46
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
 16.68
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.05
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H
 3,515
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,030
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,011
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,893
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,621
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,590
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,394
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
 1,578
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3100576 - Dec 02 2025
2114
BL3074240 - Nov 22 2025
1242
BL3032374 - Nov 06 2025
5554
BL3032273 - Nov 06 2025
5483
BL3001975 - Oct 24 2025
5444
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
 4,646
Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 5,136 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 5,710 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 5,132 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 5,792 (+24.7%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 4,826 (+3.9%)
Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 4,754 (+2.3%)
Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 4,313 (-7.2%)
Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 3,748 (-19.3%)
Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 3,550 (-23.6%)
Intel Core i3-8130U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 3,522 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 5,579 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 5,435 (+17.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
 9,695
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,650
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX
 9,113
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 9,048
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 7,992
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
 7,867
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,800
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
 7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 6,960
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,780
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,719
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,709
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
 622