Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-975 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 i7-975 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 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 975 @ 3.33GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) CPU 975 @ 3.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 7.71

Overall Rank:
2798th fastest in multithreading out of 5819 CPUs
2732nd fastest in single threading out of 5819 CPUs
760th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $458.10 USD (2022-07-27)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3532

Single Thread Rating

1498

Samples: 414*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,783
Thread: 1,468

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz

Integer Math	18,679 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,958 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,224 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	654.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,656 KBytes/Sec
Physics	429 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,188 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,498 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 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 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,417
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,259
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,936
Apple M4 10 Core		23,683
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,595
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		3,532

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		137.59
Intel Core i5-12400F		130.51
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.56
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.85
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.54
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		7.71
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,490
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		1,498

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3175580 - Dec 30 2025		3826
BL3098953 - Dec 01 2025		3903
BL3070742 - Nov 21 2025		3864
BL3040521 - Nov 09 2025		3905
BL3029432 - Nov 05 2025		3507

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		3,532
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,050 (-13.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-975		3,812 (+7.9%)
AMD A10-7870K vs Intel Core i7-975		3,512 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,394 (-3.9%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,259 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,167 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,022 (-14.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-975		2,664 (-24.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-975		3,388 (-4.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-975		3,948 (+11.8%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i7-975		3,205 (-9.3%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 @ 1.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,122 (-11.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,264
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,522
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,389
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,374
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,173
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,445
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		655

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