Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz can be found below. 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.
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Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 970 @ 3.20GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 970 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 12.56

Overall Rank: 1343

Last Price Change: $520.00 USD (2023-05-24)

Average CPU Mark

6534

Single Thread Rating: 1460
Samples: 384*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,849
Thread: 1,429

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	27,626 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,591 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,137 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,507 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	112,297 KBytes/Sec
Physics	449 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,012 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,460 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$520.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,534
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,402
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,712
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,380
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,408
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,198
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,534

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.45
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		12.56
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 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,648
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,460

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1937750 - Nov 02 2023		6573
BL1918040 - Oct 05 2023 [Overclocked]		7208
BL1918012 - Oct 05 2023 [Overclocked]		7014
BL1917264 - Oct 04 2023		6828
BL1865029 - Jul 20 2023 [Overclocked]		7135

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,534
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		8,202 (+25.5%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		6,926 (+6.0%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		6,834 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,485 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,331 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i7-4765T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,141 (-21.3%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970		5,247 (-19.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i7-970		34,478 (+427.7%)
Intel Core i7-995X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		7,862 (+20.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-970		7,781 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		7,092 (+8.6%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970		6,760 (+3.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,226
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,075
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,568
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,423
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,230
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,896
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,809
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,684
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,517
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,297

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