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: 70.83

Overall Rank: 1151

Last Price Change: $92.00 USD (2023-03-12)

Average CPU Mark

6516

Single Thread Rating: 1456
Samples: 381*
*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	27,579 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,571 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,522 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	109.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics	450 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,961 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,456 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of March 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of March 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of March 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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	$92.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,589
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,792
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,681
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,943
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,537
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,548
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,208
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,516

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		184.22
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		140.44
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		97.17
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.06
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		70.83
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		52.19
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		41.47
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,205
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,725
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,358
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,946
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,456

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1761162 - Mar 05 2023		7041
BL1743016 - Feb 11 2023 [Overclocked]		8081
BL1742256 - Feb 11 2023 [Overclocked]		8082
BL1740278 - Feb 08 2023		6647
BL1715388 - Jan 08 2023		6623

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 20th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,516
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,331 (-18.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-970		7,755 (+19.0%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970		6,027 (-7.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-970		3,721 (-42.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		6,449 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		6,403 (-1.7%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,692 (-12.6%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		8,082 (+24.0%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		7,225 (+10.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-970		7,177 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		7,118 (+9.2%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		7,069 (+8.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,321
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,411
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,360
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,803
Intel Core i9-13900T		7,708
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,585
Intel Core i9-13900F		7,308
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,140
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,744
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,729
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,690
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,618
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,296

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

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