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: 7.70

Overall Rank:
2700th fastest in multithreading out of 5477 CPUs
2646th fastest in single threading out of 5477 CPUs
745th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3527

Single Thread Rating

1497

Samples: 413*
*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	18,668 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,957 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,223 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	653.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,607 KBytes/Sec
Physics	429 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,182 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,497 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of December 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of December 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2025.
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 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,547
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,358
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,953
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,540
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,110
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,684
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		3,527

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		263.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.58
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.85
Intel Core i9-14900K		136.48
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.13
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.17
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		53.74
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		7.70
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 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,561
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		1,497

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3098953 - Dec 01 2025		3903
BL3070742 - Nov 21 2025		3864
BL3040521 - Nov 09 2025		3905
BL3029432 - Nov 05 2025		3507
BL2988862 - Oct 19 2025		3030

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 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		3,527
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,029 (-14.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-975		3,817 (+8.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-975		3,935 (+11.6%)
AMD A10-7870K vs Intel Core i7-975		3,506 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,400 (-3.6%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,250 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,167 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,013 (-14.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-975		2,660 (-24.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-975		3,375 (-4.3%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i7-975		3,215 (-8.9%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 @ 1.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,120 (-11.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,441
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,255
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,797
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,509
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,452
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,350
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,478
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,395
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		655

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