Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 65.47

Overall Rank: 1657

Last Price Change: $49.99 USD (2022-10-06)

Average CPU Mark

3273

Single Thread Rating: 1456
Samples: 1344*
*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	18,158 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,681 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	594.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	71.6 MBytes/Sec
Physics	390 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,929 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,456 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$220.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$49.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	INLAND 1TB GEN 4 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD Compatible with PS5+ Intel Core i7-12700K 12th Gen 12-Core 3.6 GHz LGA 1700 125W Intel UHD Graphics 770 Desktop Processor with ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4 LGA	$768.98 (www.amazon.com)
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,707
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,247
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,970
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,182
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,634
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,815
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,451
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,791
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,273

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		137.06
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		129.26
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		87.34
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		76.12
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		65.47
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		46.06
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		41.79
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		36.52
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,831
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,748
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,355
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,953
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,894
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,754
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,570
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		1,456

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1639112 - Sep 30 2022		3236
BL1628279 - Sep 12 2022		3812
BL1601597 - Jul 25 2022		3492
BL1601026 - Jul 24 2022		3659
BL1595261 - Jul 14 2022		3557

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz
As of 6th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,273
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T		3,218
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz		2,925
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,692
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T		3,687
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T		3,050
AMD A10-7850K APU		3,364
AMD A10-5800K APU		2,947
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz		2,920
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz		2,871
AMD Phenom II X4 965		2,567
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz		3,655
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz		3,388

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

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