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.
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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: 7.64

Overall Rank:
3005th fastest in multithreading out of 6042 CPUs
2964th fastest in single threading out of 6042 CPUs
800th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3499

Single Thread Rating

1479

Samples: 423*
*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	18,420 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,869 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,043 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	650.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	76,774 KBytes/Sec
Physics	420 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,187 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,479 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2026.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of October 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,188
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,054
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,288
Apple M4 10 Core		23,567
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,537
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,024
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,648
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,119
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		3,499

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		172.41
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.77
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.11
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		107.15
Intel Core i9-13900K		96.92
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		81.19
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		7.64
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,881
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		1,479

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3609502 - Jul 26 2026		3700
BL3597729 - Jul 20 2026		3827
BL3595341 - Jul 19 2026		3761
BL3558183 - Jul 01 2026		1557
BL3558154 - Jul 01 2026		929

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 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		3,499
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,090 (-11.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-975		3,838 (+9.7%)
AMD A10-7870K vs Intel Core i7-975		3,514 (+0.4%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,399 (-2.9%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,274 (-6.4%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,172 (-9.4%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,029 (-13.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-975		2,677 (-23.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-975		3,401 (-2.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-975		3,964 (+13.3%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i7-975		3,201 (-8.5%)
Intel Pentium Silver J5005 @ 1.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-975		3,129 (-10.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,464
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,518
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,385
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,685
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,497
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,377
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,354
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,055
Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz		643

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