Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-950 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 i7-950 @ 3.07GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 130 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 950 @ 3.07GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 38.71

Overall Rank:
2884th fastest in multithreading out of 5783 CPUs
2942nd fastest in single threading out of 5783 CPUs
792nd fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $84.15 USD (2026-01-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3257

Single Thread Rating

1384

Samples: 3324*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,246
Thread: 1,344

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

Integer Math	17,175 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,303 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,386 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	610.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	71,245 KBytes/Sec
Physics	377 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,034 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,384 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th 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 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,296
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,941
Apple M4 10 Core		23,700
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,087
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		3,257

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.61
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		38.71
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
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 i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		1,384

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3249149 - Jan 29 2026		3442
BL3241382 - Jan 25 2026		3167
BL5111548 - Jan 16 2026		4361
BL3213598 - Jan 14 2026		3580
BL3209684 - Jan 13 2026		3403

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		3,257
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,662 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		2,869 (-11.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,504 (+7.6%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Core i7-950		3,419 (+5.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,413 (+4.8%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i7-950		2,968 (-8.9%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i7-950		2,856 (-12.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,550 (-21.7%)
Intel Core i5-760 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		2,675 (-17.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,638 (-19.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,562 (-21.3%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-950		4,637 (+42.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,424
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		10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,194
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		585

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