iconcharts
0

CPU Benchmarks

Over 1,000,000 CPUs Benchmarked

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?

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


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: 75.57

Overall Rank:
2682nd fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
2773rd fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
789th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $40.00 USD (2025-04-20)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3023
Single Thread Rating
1327

Samples: 4275*
*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 Math16,000 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,858 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,769 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption564.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression65,224 KBytes/Sec
Physics359 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,862 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,327 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$40.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
Note: PassMark Software may earn compensation for sales from links on this site through affiliate programs.

Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,660
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,299
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,017
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,482
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,166
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
 3,023
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F
 186.43
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 168.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 150.65
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.18
Intel Core i9-13900K
 130.36
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
 75.57
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 49.23
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
 1,327
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2697625 - Jun 15 2025
3096
BL2695972 - Jun 14 2025
3264
BL2691693 - Jun 12 2025
3269
BL2691645 - Jun 12 2025
3293
BL2688758 - Jun 11 2025
3023
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 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
 3,023
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core i7-860
 2,414 (-20.1%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,702 (+22.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,236 (+7.1%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-860
 2,989 (-1.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i7-860
 2,733 (-9.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,350 (+10.8%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,402 (+12.6%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,369 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,330 (+10.2%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,242 (+7.3%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,157 (+4.5%)
AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Core i7-860
 3,119 (+3.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,153
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,303
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,487
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,805
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,768
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,656
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,520
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,493
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
 560