Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-960 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 i7-960 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 130 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 960 @ 3.20GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 17.71

Overall Rank:
2511th fastest in multithreading out of 5119 CPUs
2507th fastest in single threading out of 5119 CPUs
732nd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $190.00 USD (2025-03-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3366

Single Thread Rating

1460

Samples: 1418*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,491
Thread: 1,408

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	18,033 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,707 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,861 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	624.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	73,880 KBytes/Sec
Physics	385 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,080 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,460 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of May 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 Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,704
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,864
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,710
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,661
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,366

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.42
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		17.71
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 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i5-12400F		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,479
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		1,460

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2503782 - Mar 24 2025		3737
BL2452903 - Mar 02 2025		3704
BL2452874 - Mar 02 2025		3185
BL2429696 - Feb 20 2025		3012
BL2379615 - Jan 31 2025		3673

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,366
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,801 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,424 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,161 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i5-760 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		2,655 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		4,129 (+22.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,352 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		4,100 (+21.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,909 (+16.1%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,237 (-3.8%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,022 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		2,976 (-11.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-960		2,659 (-21.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,486
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,321
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,594
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,518
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,286
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,811
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,682
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,535
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,447
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,408
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		606

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

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