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: 16.99

Overall Rank:
3044th fastest in multithreading out of 6041 CPUs
3011th fastest in single threading out of 6041 CPUs
813th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3399

Single Thread Rating

1459

Samples: 1462*
*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	18,125 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,730 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,865 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	634.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	74,094 KBytes/Sec
Physics	381 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,135 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,459 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of October 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 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,193
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,063
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,574
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,538
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,399

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		162.95
Intel Core i9-14900K		154.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		147.45
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.46
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		16.99
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,882
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		1,459

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3738384 - Sep 25 2026		3621
BL3738371 - Sep 25 2026		3621
BL3724392 - Sep 18 2026		3742
BL3631807 - Aug 05 2026 [Overclocked]		4176
BL3631801 - Aug 05 2026 [Overclocked]		4176

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 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,399
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,401 (+0.1%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,018 (-11.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,964 (+16.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,838 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i7-875K @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,220 (-5.3%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i7-960		3,201 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,172 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,029 (-10.9%)
Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,168 (-6.8%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		4,106 (+20.8%)
AMD A8-7670K vs Intel Core i7-960		3,289 (-3.2%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,274 (-3.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,443
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,520
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,687
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,515
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,379
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,053
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		602

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