Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1366

Clockspeed: 3.1 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 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 950 @ 3.07GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz, Intel Core i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 12.89

Overall Rank: 2211

Last Price Change: $249.00 USD (2023-03-20)

Average CPU Mark

3209

Single Thread Rating: 1381
Samples: 3175*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,246
Thread: 1,344

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

Integer Math	17,198 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,300 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,465 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	597.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	71,096 KBytes/Sec
Physics	381 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,933 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,381 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of April 2024.
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

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	Intel Nuc 11 with Intel Core i7-1165G7, 32GB Ram, 1TB PCle SSD, 12MB Cache, Up to 4.70 GHz Intel Nuc with WiFi 6, Bluetooth, 8K Support, Win11 Pro	$550.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel I3 N305 Octa Core Firewall Micro Appliance 4 Intel I226-V 2.5GbE NIC Ports Fanless Mini PC, Network Gateway Soft Router Mini Computer, Support AES-NI, DDR5 RAM, 32GB RAM 512GB SSD	$559.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel Newest NUC 11 Extreme Mini PC, i9-11900KB 8Cores, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070Ti, 32GB RAM 2TB SSD, WiFi 6E, HDMI, Displayport, Thunderbolt 4, RJ45, Win11 Pro	$2849.99 (www.amazon.com)
	3nStar All-in-One POS Systems, Intel Core i5-12th Generation - 8GB RAM, 240GB SSD, Capacitive, Wi-Fi, BT, Windows 10 IOT Enterprise Value - PTE0912W-8-240W10	$1596.82 (www.amazon.com)
	2.5GbE Firewall Appliance, Intel Core i7 1265U, 10 Core up to 4.80GHz, 6 Intel I226 Ethernet, Sistema Barebone, Mini PC Router, TPM2.0/AES-Ni, Support pfSense/OPNsense	$718.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,349
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,361
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,015
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,427
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		3,209

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.81
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		12.89
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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		1,381

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2077376 - Apr 13 2024		3576
BL2077338 - Apr 13 2024		3616
BL2071529 - Apr 06 2024		3427
BL2070742 - Apr 05 2024		4241
BL2070730 - Apr 05 2024		4236

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		3,209
Intel Core i7-875K @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		3,118 (-2.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,849 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		3,333 (+3.9%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		3,120 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		2,987 (-6.9%)
Intel Core i7-940 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-950		2,947 (-8.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,618 (-18.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,508 (-21.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Intel Core i7-950		2,345 (-26.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 810 vs Intel Core i7-950		1,971 (-38.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,756 (+17.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-950		3,313 (+3.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,667
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,176
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,996
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,796
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,530
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz		817

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz

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