Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-960 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 i7-960 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 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 960 @ 3.20GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 22.46

Overall Rank:
2536th fastest in multithreading out of 5153 CPUs
2532nd fastest in single threading out of 5153 CPUs
735th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $150.00 USD (2025-05-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3369

Single Thread Rating

1460

Samples: 1420*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,491
Thread: 1,408

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	18,042 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,710 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,858 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	625.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	73,941 KBytes/Sec
Physics	386 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,084 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,460 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of June 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of June 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 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,658
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,296
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,017
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,151
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,486
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		14,146
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,369

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F		186.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		133.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		50.46
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		22.46
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 19th 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 i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		1,460

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2689398 - Jun 11 2025		3486
BL2624393 - May 14 2025		3774
BL2503782 - Mar 24 2025		3737
BL2452903 - Mar 02 2025		3704
BL2452874 - Mar 02 2025		3185

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz
As of 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,369
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,802 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		2,979 (-11.6%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,424 (+1.6%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i7-960		3,384 (+0.5%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,244 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,159 (-6.2%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		4,129 (+22.6%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		4,113 (+22.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,350 (-0.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i7-960		2,839 (-15.7%)
AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i7-960		4,091 (+21.4%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i7-960		3,558 (+5.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,454
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,588
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,482
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,804
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,780
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,657
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,524
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,503
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		606

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

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