Average Bench: 70.6% (389th of 1442)

Based on 808 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000106E5 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 880 @ 3.07GHz
Poor: 59%Average: 70.6% Great: 77%
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht

Good average bench

The Intel Core i7 880 averaged 29.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 91Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 84.3Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7 880 is just 17.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7 880 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 384Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 381Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 808 samples)
Min Avg Max
81.1 Memory 91 96.3
65.5 1-Core 84.3 93.6
127 2-Core 160 182
67.6% 112 Pts
Min Avg Max
203 4-Core 277 335
277 8-Core 381 461
41.6% 329 Pts
Min Avg Max
281 64-Core 384 462
23.8% 384 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Memory 92.9
1-Core 95.3
2-Core 180
73% 123 Pts
4-Core 327
8-Core 464
50% 396 Pts
64-Core 461
28% 461 Pts
Socket 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Memory 92.7
1-Core 83.2
2-Core 141
66% 106 Pts
4-Core 289
8-Core 394
43% 342 Pts
64-Core 399
25% 399 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Memory 93.7
1-Core 84.3
2-Core 157
68% 112 Pts
4-Core 283
8-Core 126
31% 204 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Memory 85.7
1-Core 87.7
2-Core 166
67% 113 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 371
41% 322 Pts
64-Core 380
24% 380 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Memory 90.3
1-Core 76.7
2-Core 163
66% 110 Pts
4-Core 244
8-Core 352
37% 298 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Memory 90.6
1-Core 73.7
2-Core 133
62% 99 Pts
4-Core 231
8-Core 336
36% 284 Pts
64-Core 310
19% 310 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,717,761 CPUs tested

Typical Core i7 880 Builds (Compare 389 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P7P55D LE

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $46

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i7-880 Processor (8M Cache, 3.06 GHz)
Code NameLynnfield
Launch DateQ2'10
Processor Numberi7-880
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography45 nm
VID Voltage Range0.6500V-1.4000V
Recommended PriceN/A
Clock Speed3.06 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.73 GHz
Bus Speed2.5 GT/s DMI
Max TDP95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size16 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 1066/1333
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth21 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions36-bit
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision2.0
PCI Express Configurations1x16, 2x8
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesNo
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingNo
vPro TechYes

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedLGA1156
Processing Die Size296 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors774 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

Added n/a ago.

Poor

11 months ago.

Intel Core i7-880 (3.06 GHz) has same performances as Core i7-870 (2.93 GHz) !!


Average

3 years ago.

candidate for wopr


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