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Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-860 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 i7-860 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 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 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 75.46

Overall Rank:
2590th fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
2674th fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
761st fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $40.00 USD (2025-03-24)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3019
Single Thread Rating
1332

Samples: 4227*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,806
Thread: 1,263

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math16,026 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,866 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,799 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption563.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression65,280 KBytes/Sec
Physics359 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,847 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,332 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$40.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,755
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,335
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,492
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,717
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
 3,019
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 224.27
Intel Core i9-12900K
 130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K
 115.21
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.33
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
 75.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
 1,332
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2519279 - Mar 30 2025
3318
BL2518513 - Mar 30 2025
3309
BL2515625 - Mar 29 2025
3172
BL2514632 - Mar 28 2025
3260
BL2512089 - Mar 27 2025
3146
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
 3,019
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core i7-860
 2,411 (-20.1%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,694 (+22.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,240 (+7.3%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-860
 2,982 (-1.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i7-860
 2,706 (-10.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,346 (+10.8%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,404 (+12.8%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,366 (+11.5%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,323 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,235 (+7.2%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,158 (+4.6%)
AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,127 (+3.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,366
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,189
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,358
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,857
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,822
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,704
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,531
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,440
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,439
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
 560