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: 38.43

Overall Rank:
2514th fastest in multithreading out of 5057 CPUs
2597th fastest in single threading out of 5057 CPUs
729th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $84.15 USD (2025-02-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3234

Single Thread Rating

1382

Samples: 3240*
*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	17,182 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,298 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,419 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	604.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	71,185 KBytes/Sec
Physics	378 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,987 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,382 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of April 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th 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 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,727
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		22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,714
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,645
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		3,234

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.06
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		38.43
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 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
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 i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		1,382

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2540972 - Apr 08 2025		2745
BL2534671 - Apr 06 2025		3594
BL2491275 - Mar 18 2025		4506
BL2459477 - Mar 05 2025		3547
BL2453406 - Mar 03 2025		3617

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 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		3,234
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,654 (-18.0%)
Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		2,845 (-12.0%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		2,536 (-21.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,474 (+7.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,391 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		3,019 (-6.7%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i7-950		2,954 (-8.7%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i7-950		2,860 (-11.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,535 (-21.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,347 (+3.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,610 (-19.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,535 (-21.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,464
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,183
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,343
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,856
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,613
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,821
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,699
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,524
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,448
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,435
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		586

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