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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Is the Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 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: 12.60

Overall Rank: 1437

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

Average CPU Mark

6553

Single Thread Rating: 1467
Samples: 389*
*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	27,700 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,628 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,091 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,506 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	112,463 KBytes/Sec
Physics	449 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,046 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,467 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of April 2024.
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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	Intel Nuc 11 with Intel Core i7-1165G7, 32GB Ram, 1TB PCle SSD, 12MB Cache, Up to 4.70 GHz Intel Nuc with WiFi 6, Bluetooth, 8K Support, Win11 Pro	$550.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel Mini PC, Intel NUC 11 Barebone with Intel Core i7-1165G7(4C/8T, Up to 4.7 GHz), Intel Mini Comoputer Support 8K, Bluetooth 5.2, WIFI6, 2 x Thunderbolt 3, 1 x HDMI 2.0. NO SSD. NO RAM. NO OS.	$409.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 3 11T3008EUS Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-12400T Hexa-core (6 Core) 1.80 GHz - 8 GB RAM DDR4 SDRAM - 256 GB NVMe M.2 PCI Express PCI Express NVMe 4.0 SSD -	$566.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,349
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,361
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,653
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,014
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,426
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,553

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.73
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		12.60
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 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,467

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2066713 - Apr 01 2024		6162
BL2058935 - Mar 23 2024		7238
BL2057728 - Mar 21 2024		6817
BL2055044 - Mar 18 2024		6908
BL2032561 - Feb 23 2024		7265

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 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,553
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		8,208 (+25.2%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		6,926 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		6,854 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,484 (-16.3%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,342 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i7-4765T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,103 (-22.1%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970		5,260 (-19.7%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i7-970		34,386 (+424.7%)
Intel Core i7-995X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		7,862 (+20.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-970		7,765 (+18.5%)
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		7,106 (+8.4%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970		6,771 (+3.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,687
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,256
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,072
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,573
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,176
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,994
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,796
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,524
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,299

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

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