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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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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: 17.09

Overall Rank: 1620

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

Average CPU Mark

4760

Single Thread Rating: 1591
Samples: 146*
*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	18,628 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,076 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,059 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,471 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	79,242 KBytes/Sec
Physics	386 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,177 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,591 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of September 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 1st of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,062
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,184
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,809
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,694
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,484
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,249
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,045
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,976
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,000
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz		4,760

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of October 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.68
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.09
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz		17.09
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.43
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 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,960
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,843
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,103
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,062
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,705
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,681
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,625
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,453
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,955
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz		1,591

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1899482 - Sep 08 2023		5504
BL1874713 - Aug 03 2023		5309
BL1799077 - Apr 20 2023		4285
BL1774968 - Mar 21 2023		5129
BL5025763 - Nov 09 2022		5918

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 1st of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz		4,760
Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,121 (+7.6%)
Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,714 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i7-3610QM @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,118 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i7-4800MQ @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,812 (+22.1%)
Intel Core i7-4710MQ @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,829 (+22.5%)
Intel Core i7-3940XM @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,819 (+22.3%)
Intel Core i3-1005G1 @ 1.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,000 (+5.0%)
Intel Core i7-2760QM @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		4,397 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i7-2720QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		4,028 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i7-2670QM @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		3,752 (-21.2%)
Intel Core i3-8130U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		3,611 (-24.1%)
Intel Core i5-8365UE @ 1.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-2960XM		5,711 (+20.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,173
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,919
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,622
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,571
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,239
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,134
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,934
Intel Core i9-13900H		5,932
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,893
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,789
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,738
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,728
Intel Core i7-2960XM @ 2.70GHz		872

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