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: 7.66

Overall Rank:
2451st fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
2404th fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
709th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3510

Single Thread Rating

1501

Samples: 402*
*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	18,719 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,977 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,278 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	649.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,262 KBytes/Sec
Physics	431 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,118 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,501 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 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 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,695
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,863
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,175
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		3,510

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		161.95
Intel Core i9-13900K		148.60
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		7.66
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		1,501

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2549397 - Apr 12 2025		3939
BL2443415 - Feb 26 2025		3912
BL2289470 - Dec 20 2024		3475
BL2240183 - Nov 08 2024		3505
BL2123843 - Jun 14 2024		3742

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 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		3,510
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,023 (-13.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-975		3,801 (+8.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-975		3,909 (+11.4%)
AMD A10-7870K vs Intel Core i7-975		3,494 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,368 (-4.0%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,237 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,162 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,022 (-13.9%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		2,976 (-15.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-975		2,659 (-24.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-975		3,352 (-4.5%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i7-975		3,214 (-8.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,497
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,325
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,812
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,679
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,489
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,416
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		658

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

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