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Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-970 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 i7-970 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 130 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 12 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 970 @ 3.20GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 970 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 12.51

Overall Rank:
1690th fastest in multithreading out of 5034 CPUs
2416th fastest in single threading out of 5034 CPUs
497th fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $523.26 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
6549
Single Thread Rating
1469

Samples: 397*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,849
Thread: 1,429

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math27,740 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math11,647 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting15,031 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption2,450 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression112,787 KBytes/Sec
Physics444 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,135 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,469 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$523.26 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Dell OptiPlex 7000 7010 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.10 GHz - 32 GB RAM DDR5 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Black Dell OptiPlex 7000 7010 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.10 GHz - 32 GB RAM DDR5 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Black $1071.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,754
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,334
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,498
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,197
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,634
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,145
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
6,549
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
236.43
Intel Core i9-12900K
130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K
101.30
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.35
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
12.51
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 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,901
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
2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,564
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
1,469
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2506786 - Mar 25 2025
6367
BL2501965 - Mar 23 2025
6983
BL2423730 - Feb 18 2025
6723
BL2354674 - Jan 20 2025
6418
BL2313188 - Jan 01 2025
6378
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
6,549
Intel Core i7-9850HL @ 1.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
7,897 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i7-980 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
6,867 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
6,834 (+4.4%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970
6,137 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
5,482 (-16.3%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
5,348 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i7-4765T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
5,118 (-21.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-970
3,794 (-42.1%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
5,778 (-11.8%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970
5,296 (-19.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
8,066 (+23.2%)
Intel Core i7-995X @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-970
7,862 (+20.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,340
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,856
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,606
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,538
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,296
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,825
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,698
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,530
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
9,292
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
1,050