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Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-870 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 i7-870 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 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) CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 37.14

Overall Rank:
2520th fastest in multithreading out of 5025 CPUs
2567th fastest in single threading out of 5025 CPUs
734th fastest in out of 1418 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $85.00 USD (2025-02-26)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3157
Single Thread Rating
1383

Samples: 2728*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,073
Thread: 1,322

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math17,020 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,322 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,212 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption591.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression68,252 KBytes/Sec
Physics356 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,929 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,383 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$85.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,793
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,333
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,052
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,513
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,124
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,874
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,202
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,720
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,626
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
 3,157
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 236.96
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 212.39
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 150.23
Intel Core i9-12900K
 138.24
Intel Core i9-13900K
 103.70
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.38
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.21
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
 37.14
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 March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,613
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,020
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,564
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
 1,383
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2481431 - Mar 14 2025
3306
BL2474954 - Mar 12 2025
2899
BL2468497 - Mar 09 2025
3599
BL2467504 - Mar 08 2025
2684
BL5088711 - Mar 07 2025
2750
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
 3,157
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,235 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,014 (-4.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-870
 2,659 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
 2,843 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
 2,537 (-19.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,474 (+10.0%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,429 (+8.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,391 (+7.4%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,002 (-4.9%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i7-870
 2,955 (-6.4%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i7-870
 2,867 (-9.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i7-870
 2,535 (-19.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,194
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,518
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,858
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,580
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,532
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,297
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,830
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,723
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 9,679
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,515
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,459
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,459
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
 565