Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz can be found below. 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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Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 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 960 @ 3.20GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 68.01

Overall Rank: 2165

Last Price Change: $49.00 USD (2023-06-01)

Average CPU Mark

3333

Single Thread Rating: 1458
Samples: 1394*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,491
Thread: 1,408

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	18,020 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,700 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,893 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	615.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	73,520 KBytes/Sec
Physics	387 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,027 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,458 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$49.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,348
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,016
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,333

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		68.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		1,458

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2064601 - Mar 29 2024		2884
BL2021833 - Feb 11 2024		3781
BL2017590 - Feb 07 2024 [Overclocked]		2995
BL2015354 - Feb 04 2024		3720
BL2015207 - Feb 04 2024		3700

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,333
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i7-960		2,508 (-24.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,756 (+12.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,313 (-0.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,184 (-4.5%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i7-960		3,416 (+2.5%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		2,987 (-10.4%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		2,962 (-11.1%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-960		4,645 (+39.4%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		4,121 (+23.7%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-960		3,887 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,869 (+16.1%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-960		3,681 (+10.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,992
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		842

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

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