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.
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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: 16.97

Overall Rank:
2830th fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
2808th fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
774th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $200.00 USD (2025-12-18)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3394

Single Thread Rating

1458

Samples: 1454*
*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	18,121 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,727 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,878 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	632.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	73,968 KBytes/Sec
Physics	384 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,123 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,458 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,284
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,394

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		16.97
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th 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 i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		1,458

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3259513 - Feb 03 2026		3646
BL3219511 - Jan 17 2026		3695
BL3173067 - Dec 29 2025		3675
BL3158983 - Dec 23 2025		2434
BL3158407 - Dec 23 2025		1752

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 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,394
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,388 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,005 (-11.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,936 (+16.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,809 (+12.2%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i7-960		3,203 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-875K @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,186 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,168 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,021 (-11.0%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		4,101 (+20.8%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i7-960		3,561 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,257 (-4.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-960		2,662 (-21.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
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		10,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,380
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		605

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