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Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-2960XM 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 i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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


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 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) i7-2960XM CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i7-2960XM CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 16.87

Overall Rank:
2216th fastest in multithreading out of 5265 CPUs
2307th fastest in single threading out of 5265 CPUs
528th fastest in out of 1498 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4698
Single Thread Rating
1613

Samples: 152*
*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 Math18,235 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,036 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10,791 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,454 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression77,203 KBytes/Sec
Physics384 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,104 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,613 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of July 2025.
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 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,145
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,813
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,035
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,234
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,632
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,686
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,522
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
 4,698
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 50.72
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.81
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
 16.87
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.13
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,045
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,912
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,642
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,629
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,598
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,406
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
 1,613
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2620619 - May 13 2025
3605
BL2586017 - Apr 27 2025
3009
BL2563584 - Apr 18 2025
5596
BL5085753 - Feb 02 2025 [Excluded]
3358
BL5082473 - Dec 27 2024
4909
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 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
 4,698
Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 5,124 (+9.1%)
Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 5,707 (+21.5%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 5,111 (+8.8%)
Intel Core i7-4800MQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 5,759 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 5,781 (+23.0%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 4,850 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i7-3632QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 4,751 (+1.1%)
Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 4,388 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 3,752 (-20.1%)
Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 3,561 (-24.2%)
Intel Core i3-8130U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 3,529 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
 5,729 (+21.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,909
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,986
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
 8,136
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
 7,783
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,048
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,780
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,754
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,750
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
 6,706
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
 6,686
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,607
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395
 6,447
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
 630