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.
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 i7-870 @ 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: 78.44

Overall Rank:
2419th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
2470th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
718th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $39.99 USD (2024-07-29)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3137

Single Thread Rating

1384

Samples: 2661*
*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	17,007 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,320 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,232 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	586.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68,166 KBytes/Sec
Physics	355 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,898 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,384 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of November 2024

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

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$100.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$39.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU 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	$1049.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell OptiPlex 7070 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7-9700T - 16GB RAM - 256GB SSD - Micro PC, Windows 10 Pro	$699.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,006
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,473
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,865
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		3,137

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.35
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		78.44
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
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
BL2235443 - Nov 02 2024		3549
BL2225714 - Oct 21 2024		3516
BL2224540 - Oct 20 2024		4351
BL2223848 - Oct 19 2024		3449
BL2217876 - Oct 12 2024		4030

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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		3,137
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core i7-870		2,389 (-23.8%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-870		3,688 (+17.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i7-870		3,200 (+2.0%)
Intel Core i7-965 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		3,424 (+9.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i7-870		2,739 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		3,867 (+23.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-870		3,773 (+20.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Core i7-870		2,414 (-23.0%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i7-870		3,797 (+21.0%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		3,583 (+14.2%)
Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		3,518 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-870		3,347 (+6.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,219
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,207
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,731
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,540
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,310
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz		564

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

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