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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.
  • 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 i7-970 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 12.53

Overall Rank:
2022nd fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
2798th fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
569th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
6559
Single Thread Rating
1461

Samples: 411*
*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 Math27,569 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,611 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting14,873 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,424 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression112,439 KBytes/Sec
Physics448 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,218 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,461 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-970 @ 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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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,292
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,940
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,701
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,583
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,133
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
 6,559
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th 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
 107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.60
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
 12.53
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th 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 i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
 1,461
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3256718 - Feb 01 2026
6782
BL3240149 - Jan 25 2026 [Excluded]
5553
BL3176408 - Dec 30 2025
6500
BL3164904 - Dec 26 2025
6594
BL3140550 - Dec 16 2025
6873
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 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
 6,559
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
 8,199 (+25.0%)
Intel Core i7-9850HL @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
 7,897 (+20.4%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
 6,908 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
 6,821 (+4.0%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970
 6,818 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
 5,483 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
 5,344 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i7-4765T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
 5,032 (-23.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-970
 3,809 (-41.9%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
 5,788 (-11.8%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970
 5,318 (-18.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Intel Core i7-970
 39,976 (+509.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
 14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,429
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,382
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,772
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
 1,054