Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-970 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.
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Is the Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 970 @ 3.20GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 970 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 12.57

Overall Rank:
2211th fastest in multithreading out of 6045 CPUs
3005th fastest in single threading out of 6045 CPUs
608th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $523.26 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6580

Single Thread Rating

1463

Samples: 419*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,849
Thread: 1,429

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	27,632 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,636 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,861 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,411 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	112,874 KBytes/Sec
Physics	449 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,270 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,463 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th 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 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,189
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,053
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,567
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,537
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,023
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,580

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		175.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.11
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		98.86
Intel Core i9-13900K		95.77
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.55
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		12.57
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th 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		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
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 i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,463

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3741833 - Sep 26 2026		6852
BL3740238 - Sep 26 2026		6782
BL3735571 - Sep 23 2026		7041
BL3682030 - Aug 29 2026		6652
BL3679408 - Aug 28 2026		6853

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,580
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		8,173 (+24.2%)
Intel Core i7-9850HL @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		7,897 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		6,886 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		6,831 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,476 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,318 (-19.2%)
Intel Core i7-4765T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,037 (-23.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-970		3,838 (-41.7%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,795 (-11.9%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970		5,305 (-19.4%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Intel Core i7-970		41,290 (+527.5%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core i7-970		39,914 (+506.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,467
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,519
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,102
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,681
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,492
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,378
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,055
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,056

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