Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz can be found below. 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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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 Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 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: 12.55

Overall Rank: 1295

Last Price Change: $520.00 USD (2023-05-24)

Average CPU Mark

6526

Single Thread Rating: 1458
Samples: 382*
*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	27,596 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,579 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,153 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,521 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	112,143 KBytes/Sec
Physics	450 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,979 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,458 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,730
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,459
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,743
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,628
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,061
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,420
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,471
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,250
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,526

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.01
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.96
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.23
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.79
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.60
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		12.55
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 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,665
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,956
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,843
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,458

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1865029 - Jul 20 2023 [Overclocked]		7135
BL1786465 - Apr 04 2023		6968
BL1761162 - Mar 05 2023		7041
BL1743016 - Feb 11 2023 [Overclocked]		8081
BL1742256 - Feb 11 2023 [Overclocked]		8082

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 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,526
Intel Core i7-3930K @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		8,200 (+25.6%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		6,926 (+6.1%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		6,848 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,478 (-16.1%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,332 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i7-4765T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,114 (-21.6%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970		5,246 (-19.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i7-970		34,685 (+431.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-970		7,778 (+19.2%)
Intel Core i7-995X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		7,297 (+11.8%)
Intel Core i7-990X @ 3.47GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		7,087 (+8.6%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970		6,759 (+3.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,182
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,101
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,974
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,540
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,436
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,816
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,533
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,238
Intel Core i9-13900		6,917
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,898
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,856
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,298

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

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