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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: 17.09

Overall Rank:
2015th fastest in multithreading out of 4981 CPUs
2142nd fastest in single threading out of 4981 CPUs
477th fastest in out of 1447 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4759
Single Thread Rating
1605

Samples: 149*
*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 Math18,585 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,084 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting11,052 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,468 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression78,635 KBytes/Sec
Physics389 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,167 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,605 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5085753 - Feb 02 2025 [Excluded]
3358
BL5082473 - Dec 27 2024
4909
BL2291212 - Dec 21 2024 [Overclocked]
4511
BL2130854 - Jun 25 2024
5518
BL2089190 - Apr 29 2024
3823
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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
4,759
Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
5,127 (+7.7%)
Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
5,700 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
5,129 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i7-4800MQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
5,753 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
5,845 (+22.8%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
5,800 (+21.9%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
4,883 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
4,395 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
3,746 (-21.3%)
Intel Core i7-2630QM @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
3,576 (-24.8%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
5,694 (+19.7%)
Intel Core i7-4700HQ @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM
5,612 (+17.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,144
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,101
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,898
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,863
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,804
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,519
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,230
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,189
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,184
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,165
Intel Core i9-13900HK
5,981
Intel Core i9-13905H
5,898
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
634