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: 38.61

Overall Rank:
2660th fastest in multithreading out of 5276 CPUs
2737th fastest in single threading out of 5276 CPUs
752nd fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $84.15 USD (2025-02-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3249

Single Thread Rating

1383

Samples: 3272*
*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	17,194 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,303 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,406 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	608.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	71,302 KBytes/Sec
Physics	378 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,013 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,383 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.
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 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,610
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,007
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,423
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,860
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,497
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,153
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,701
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,148
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		3,249

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		229.62
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.89
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		152.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		138.35
Intel Core i9-13900K		135.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.16
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.50
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		38.61
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 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,609
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 i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		1,383

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2768947 - Jul 16 2025		3573
BL2767656 - Jul 16 2025		3513
BL2767514 - Jul 16 2025		3290
BL2756564 - Jul 11 2025		3523
BL2755583 - Jul 11 2025		3124

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 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		3,249
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,653 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		2,856 (-12.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,500 (+7.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,398 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		3,162 (-2.7%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs Intel Core i7-950		3,003 (-7.6%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i7-950		2,958 (-9.0%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i7-950		2,868 (-11.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,536 (-21.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,610 (-19.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,535 (-22.0%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-950		4,633 (+42.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,835
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,564
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,476
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,275
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,799
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,790
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,615
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,530
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,470
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		587

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

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