Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-960 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 i7-960 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 15.42

Overall Rank:
2325th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
2336th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
683rd fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $217.00 USD (2024-11-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3347

Single Thread Rating

1459

Samples: 1403*
*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	18,013 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,704 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,878 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	619.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	73,635 KBytes/Sec
Physics	387 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,048 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,459 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th 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
	$217.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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 i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,347

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 i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		15.42
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 i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		1,459

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2239903 - Nov 08 2024		3327
BL2189404 - Sep 07 2024		3658
BL2181123 - Aug 28 2024		3679
BL2177633 - Aug 24 2024		3694
BL2160557 - Aug 03 2024		3740

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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,347
Intel Core i7-875K @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,100 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		2,963 (-11.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,773 (+12.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,328 (-0.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,875 (+15.8%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,217 (-3.9%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,137 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		2,999 (-10.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-960		2,640 (-21.1%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i7-960		3,705 (+10.7%)
AMD PRO A10-9700 vs Intel Core i7-960		3,652 (+9.1%)
AMD A8-7670K vs Intel Core i7-960		3,192 (-4.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz 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 i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		608

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

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