Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-860 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 i7-860 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 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) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 23.24

Overall Rank:
2995th fastest in multithreading out of 5776 CPUs
3058th fastest in single threading out of 5776 CPUs
838th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.95 USD (2025-12-12)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3020

Single Thread Rating

1319

Samples: 4397*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,806
Thread: 1,263

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	15,895 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,815 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,679 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	564.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	64,827 KBytes/Sec
Physics	360 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,879 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,319 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2026.
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 Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,465
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,304
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,943
Apple M4 10 Core		23,703
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,578
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,680
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz		3,020

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		126.76
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.66
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz		23.24
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,695
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz		1,319

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3256025 - Feb 01 2026		3082
BL3253591 - Jan 31 2026		3123
BL3253282 - Jan 31 2026		3185
BL3252175 - Jan 30 2026		3195
BL3252129 - Jan 30 2026		3192

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz		3,020
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		3,167 (+4.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T vs Intel Core i7-860		3,016 (-0.1%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		3,375 (+11.7%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		3,257 (+7.9%)
Intel Core i5-760 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		2,674 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		2,412 (-20.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i7-860		2,880 (-4.6%)
Intel Core i5-670 @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		2,553 (-15.4%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		3,575 (+18.4%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i7-860		3,534 (+17.0%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		3,392 (+12.3%)
AMD Athlon X4 840 vs Intel Core i7-860		3,332 (+10.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,422
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,515
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,391
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,206
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,769
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz		559

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