Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz 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 i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 60.82

Overall Rank: 1841

Last Price Change: $51.17 USD (2023-03-08)

Average CPU Mark

3112

Single Thread Rating: 1392
Samples: 2532*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,073
Thread: 1,322

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math	17,104 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,372 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	579.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	66.9 MBytes/Sec
Physics	357 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,824 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,392 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 23rd of March 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 23rd of March 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$100.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$51.17 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,593
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,797
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,679
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,134
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,945
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,926
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,533
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,797
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,549
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,200
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		3,112

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		189.33
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		143.45
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.67
Intel Core i9-12900K		116.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.08
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		60.82
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		51.05
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.76
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,206
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,724
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,358
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,946
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		1,392

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1780438 - Mar 28 2023		3388
BL1779670 - Mar 27 2023		3339
BL1777870 - Mar 24 2023		3354
BL1774695 - Mar 21 2023		3266
BL1772148 - Mar 18 2023		3484

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
As of 29th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		3,112
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		2,959 (-4.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-870		3,260 (+4.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i7-870		2,481 (-20.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs Intel Core i7-870		2,353 (-24.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i7-870		3,283 (+5.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i7-870		3,088 (-0.8%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i7-870		3,386 (+8.8%)
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		2,932 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		2,903 (-6.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-870		2,577 (-17.2%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i7-870		3,544 (+13.9%)
Intel Pentium G4560 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		3,518 (+13.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,297
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,447
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,447
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i9-13900T		7,708
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,586
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,143
Intel Core i9-13900F		7,050
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,758
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,727
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,692
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,631
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		787

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