Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-870 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 i7-870 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 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) CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 16.63

Overall Rank:
2549th fastest in multithreading out of 5063 CPUs
2597th fastest in single threading out of 5063 CPUs
740th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $189.95 USD (2025-03-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3158

Single Thread Rating

1384

Samples: 2741*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,073
Thread: 1,322

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math	17,021 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,321 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,201 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	592.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68,207 KBytes/Sec
Physics	356 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,930 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,384 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 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 16th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,722
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,322
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		3,158

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.04
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.82
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		16.63
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 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		1,384

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2551150 - Apr 13 2025		3430
BL2551074 - Apr 13 2025		3316
BL2541102 - Apr 08 2025		3320
BL2535246 - Apr 06 2025		3362
BL5091173 - Apr 06 2025		2328

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
As of 16th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		3,158
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		3,366 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		2,981 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		3,424 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		3,021 (-4.3%)
Intel Core i5-760 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		2,654 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i5-660 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		2,416 (-23.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-870		3,796 (+20.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-870		3,908 (+23.7%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		3,234 (+2.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-870		2,655 (-15.9%)
AMD Athlon II X4 650 vs Intel Core i7-870		2,457 (-22.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-870		2,443 (-22.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,504
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,177
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,345
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,612
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,820
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,691
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,513
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,443
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,426
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		566

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