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Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-870 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 i7-870 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?

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


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 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) 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: 19.39

Overall Rank:
2693rd fastest in multithreading out of 5270 CPUs
2732nd fastest in single threading out of 5270 CPUs
766th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $163.04 USD (2025-07-08)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3161
Single Thread Rating
1384

Samples: 2784*
*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 Math17,014 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,313 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,159 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption592.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression68,062 KBytes/Sec
Physics357 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,943 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,384 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$163.04 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Dell OptiPlex 7000 7010 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.10 GHz - 32 GB RAM DDR5 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Black Dell OptiPlex 7000 7010 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.10 GHz - 32 GB RAM DDR5 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Black $1135.68
(www.amazon.com)
Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz $359.03
(www.amazon.com)
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,629
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,010
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,432
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,859
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,492
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,157
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,702
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
 3,161
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 228.15
Intel Core i5-12400F
 168.98
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 151.26
Intel Core i9-13900K
 139.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 136.62
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.19
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.88
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
 19.39
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 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
 1,384
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2750448 - Jul 09 2025
3623
BL2749954 - Jul 08 2025
3297
BL2746871 - Jul 07 2025
3464
BL2745790 - Jul 06 2025
3383
BL5097978 - Jul 06 2025
3159
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 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
 3,161
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,369 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
 2,982 (-5.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,801 (+20.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,353 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,424 (+8.3%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,384 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,248 (+2.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
 2,495 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-870
 2,421 (-23.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i7-870
 2,839 (-10.2%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,544 (+12.1%)
AMD A10-7890K vs Intel Core i7-870
 3,541 (+12.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,281
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,576
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,478
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,800
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,630
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,528
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,469
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
 566