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: 15.50

Overall Rank:
2411th fastest in multithreading out of 5003 CPUs
2420th fastest in single threading out of 5003 CPUs
700th fastest in out of 1414 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $217.00 USD (2025-02-12)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3363

Single Thread Rating

1459

Samples: 1415*
*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	18,035 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,709 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,865 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	623.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	73,857 KBytes/Sec
Physics	385 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,074 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,459 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 25th of February 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 25th of February 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 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,851
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,063
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,549
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,115
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,205
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,722
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,363

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		218.79
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		196.93
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.67
Intel Core i9-12900K		139.78
Intel Core i9-13900K		120.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.47
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.34
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		15.50
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 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,149
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,023
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
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 i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		1,459

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2429696 - Feb 20 2025		3012
BL2379615 - Jan 31 2025		3673
BL2366513 - Jan 25 2025		3693
BL2361853 - Jan 23 2025		3647
BL2361797 - Jan 23 2025		3680

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 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		3,363
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,790 (+12.7%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,158 (-6.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,899 (+15.9%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,232 (-3.9%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i7-960		3,213 (-4.5%)
Intel Core i7-875K @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,124 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		2,982 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i5-760 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		2,646 (-21.3%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		4,122 (+22.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-960		3,339 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		4,104 (+22.0%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-960		3,012 (-10.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 26th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,869
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,595
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,573
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,840
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,565
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,540
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,366
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,183
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,021
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz		605

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

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