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Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-870 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 i7-870 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 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) CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 78.53

Overall Rank:
2436th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
2481st fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
722nd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $39.99 USD (2024-07-29)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3140
Single Thread Rating
1384

Samples: 2677*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,073
Thread: 1,322

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math17,008 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,320 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,232 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption587.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression68,198 KBytes/Sec
Physics355 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,900 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,384 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$100.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$39.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Dell OptiPlex 7070 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7-9700T - 16GB RAM - 256GB SSD - Micro PC, Windows 10 Pro Dell OptiPlex 7070 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7-9700T - 16GB RAM - 256GB SSD - Micro PC, Windows 10 Pro $699.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,153
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
3,140
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K
154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K
111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.59
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
78.53
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,566
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
1,384
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2287236 - Dec 19 2024
3231
BL2281591 - Dec 16 2024
2915
BL2277719 - Dec 14 2024
3437
BL5081309 - Dec 13 2024
2766
BL2275680 - Dec 13 2024
3293
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
3,140
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core i7-870
2,401 (-23.5%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-870
3,691 (+17.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i7-870
3,210 (+2.2%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
3,424 (+9.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i7-870
2,739 (-12.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-870
3,780 (+20.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core i7-870
2,417 (-23.0%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i7-870
3,799 (+21.0%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
3,585 (+14.2%)
Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
3,520 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
3,351 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
3,220 (+2.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
8,916
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
564