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.

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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

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: 12.49

Overall Rank: 1059

Last Price Change: $520.00 USD (2022-10-03)

Average CPU Mark

6493

Single Thread Rating: 1456
Samples: 377*
*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	27,530 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,543 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,522 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	109.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics	446 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,937 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 i7-970 @ 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
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	$520.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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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 i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,493

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 i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		46.06
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		41.79
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		36.52
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		12.49
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 i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,456

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1602005 - Jul 26 2022		6432
BL1597483 - Jul 18 2022		6835
BL1586095 - Jun 24 2022		6583
BL1579229 - Jun 11 2022		6728
BL1577246 - Jun 06 2022		5659

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
As of 6th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,493
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz		6,823
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		6,749
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		5,491
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz		5,348
Intel Core i7-4765T @ 2.00GHz		5,083
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core		5,213
AMD Ryzen 5 1400		7,787
Intel Core i7-995X @ 3.60GHz		7,297
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz		7,123
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz		6,978
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core		6,146
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core		5,997

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

Pricing History

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