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

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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:
1603rd fastest in multithreading out of 4898 CPUs
2323rd fastest in single threading out of 4898 CPUs
480th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6546

Single Thread Rating

1467

Samples: 391*
*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 Math	27,708 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,631 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,069 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,485 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	112,554 KBytes/Sec
Physics	447 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,070 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,467 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th 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
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$523.26 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell OptiPlex 7020 MFF 7000 Series Micro Form Factor Mini Business Desktop Computer, 14th Gen Intel 20-Core i7-14700T up to 5.2GHz, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6E, RJ-45, Windows 11 Pro	$869.00 (www.amazon.com)
	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 Inspiron 3671 Desktop 9th Gen Intel Core i7 9700 12GB, DDR4 256GB SSD Intel UHD Graphics 630 Windows 10 Home 64bit English	$620.00 (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)
	YEYIAN Intel 14th Gaming PC Core i7 14700KF 5.6 GHz, GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (>3090) Gaming Desktop Computer, 16GB DDR5 5600MHz, 1TB NVMe SSD, Intel B760, Liquid Cooled, 750W Gold PSU, Win 11, USB-C 3.2	$1799.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,112
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,083
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,258
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,746
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,570
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,546

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		223.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		155.22
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		148.11
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.86
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

Single Thread Rating
As of 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
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 i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,467

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2218765 - Oct 13 2024 [Excluded]		7647
BL2190859 - Sep 09 2024		6481
BL2170360 - Aug 16 2024		6193
BL2104416 - May 19 2024 [Overclocked]		8419
BL2104387 - May 19 2024 [Overclocked]		8231

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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		6,546
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i7-970		18,637 (+184.7%)
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		6,936 (+6.0%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		6,820 (+4.2%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970		6,787 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,491 (-16.1%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,343 (-18.4%)
Intel Core i7-4765T @ 2.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-970		5,127 (-21.7%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-970		5,260 (-19.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D vs Intel Core i7-970		34,273 (+423.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D vs Intel Core i7-970		28,304 (+332.4%)
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 28th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,223
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,711
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,329
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,872
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,556
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,470
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,939
Intel Core i7-970 @ 3.20GHz		1,053

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

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