Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-950 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 i7-950 @ 3.07GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 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 950 @ 3.07GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 38.33

Overall Rank:
2407th fastest in multithreading out of 4918 CPUs
2493rd fastest in single threading out of 4918 CPUs
705th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $84.15 USD (2024-12-17)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3226

Single Thread Rating

1381

Samples: 3223*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,246
Thread: 1,344

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

Integer Math	17,161 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,292 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,420 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	602.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	71,088 KBytes/Sec
Physics	378 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,974 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,381 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of December 2024.
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 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,913
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,430
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,090
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,585
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,102
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,886
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,236
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,738
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,586
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		3,226

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		195.20
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		177.47
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.18
Intel Core i9-12900K		143.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		94.04
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.56
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.42
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		38.33
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 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,026
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,926
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		1,381

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2314897 - Jan 01 2025		3617
BL2314724 - Jan 01 2025		3621
BL2313812 - Jan 01 2025		2964
BL2309503 - Dec 30 2024		3331
BL2309476 - Dec 30 2024		3280

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		3,226
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		3,001 (-7.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,647 (-17.9%)
Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		2,843 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		2,536 (-21.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,438 (+6.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,391 (+5.1%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs Intel Core i7-950		2,998 (-7.0%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i7-950		2,851 (-11.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,523 (-21.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,781 (+17.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,331 (+3.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,581 (-20.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,219
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,879
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,804
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,614
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,318
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,866
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,544
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,519
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,262
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,257
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,160
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,920
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		586

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

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