Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz 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 i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Laptop

Socket: PGA988B

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 55 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2960XM CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i7-2960XM CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 16.97

Overall Rank: 1455

Last Price Change: $278.52 USD (2022-05-17)

Average CPU Mark

4727

Single Thread Rating: 1570
Samples: 143*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,341
Thread: 1,763

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	18,603 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,057 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,469 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics	379 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,142 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,570 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 2nd of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,924
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,292
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,982
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,818
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,197
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,135
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,055
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,022
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,016
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz		4,727

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of April 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		53.12
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.37
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz		16.97
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.52
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,824
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,724
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,112
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,069
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,689
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,627
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,461
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,313
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,960
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz		1,570

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1774968 - Mar 21 2023		5129
BL5025763 - Nov 09 2022		5918
BL5024114 - Oct 18 2022		5813
BL5024110 - Oct 18 2022		5771
BL5024106 - Oct 18 2022		5902

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
As of 2nd of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz		4,727
Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,117 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,739 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,111 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i7-4800MQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,839 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,855 (+23.9%)
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,849 (+23.7%)
Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		4,641 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		4,371 (-7.5%)
Intel Core i7-2720QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		4,085 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		3,744 (-20.8%)
Intel Core i3-8130U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		3,615 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,692 (+20.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,838
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,772
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,749
Intel Core i7-1370P		5,615
Intel Core i9-12950HX		5,614
Intel Core i9-12900HX		5,552
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX		5,283
Intel Core i7-12800H		5,245
Intel Core i7-12650H		5,233
Intel Core i7-12700H		5,155
Intel Core i7-12850HX		4,843
Intel Core i7-12800HX		4,838
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz		858

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