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Core2 Extreme X9770

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 56.8% (643rd of 1442)

Based on 522 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF00010677 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme CPU X9770 @ 3.20GHz
Poor: 48%Average: 56.8% Great: 65%
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski

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Average average bench

The Intel Core2 Extreme X9770 averaged 43.2% 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 82.1Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 184Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core2 Extreme X9770 is just 16.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core2 Extreme X9770 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 187Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 185Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 522 samples)
Rank 64356.8%
Min Avg Max
70.6 Memory 82.1 92.3
36.7 1-Core 48.2 57.6
70.4 2-Core 96.2 119
49.2% 75.5 Pts
Min Avg Max
133 4-Core 184 228
135 8-Core 185 228
24.7% 185 Pts
Min Avg Max
141 64-Core 187 231
11.6% 187 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
61.6% Good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 61.8
2-Core 125
59% 92.9 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 184
25% 185 Pts
64-Core 193
12% 193 Pts
LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
55.9% Above average
Memory 80.5
1-Core 48.4
2-Core 97.6
49% 75.5 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 158
24% 173 Pts
64-Core 196
12% 196 Pts
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
54.3% Above average
Memory 78.1
1-Core 48.5
2-Core 101
48% 75.8 Pts
4-Core 181
8-Core 170
24% 175 Pts
64-Core 173
11% 173 Pts
LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
53.8% Above average
Memory 76.2
1-Core 50.7
2-Core 101
48% 75.9 Pts
4-Core 183
8-Core 190
25% 186 Pts
64-Core 188
12% 188 Pts
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
53.8% Above average
Memory 74.8
1-Core 50.6
2-Core 105
48% 76.7 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 199
26% 195 Pts
64-Core 202
12% 202 Pts
LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
52.2% Above average
Memory 77.5
1-Core 50.7
2-Core 100
49% 76.2 Pts
4-Core 156
8-Core 170
22% 163 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
LGA775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
51.4% Above average
Memory 72.2
1-Core 28.7
2-Core 101
42% 67.2 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 179
24% 179 Pts
64-Core 184
11% 184 Pts
Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
41.7% Average
Memory 60
1-Core 41.4
2-Core 80.3
38% 60.6 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 165
19% 149 Pts
64-Core 128
8% 128 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,752,588 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

Motherboard: EVGA 132-CK-NF79

CPU
Core2 Extreme X9770IntelBench 57%, 522 samples14x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples8x
GTX 1050Nvidia  $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples4x
GTX 760Nvidia  $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples3x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples4x
Sol id State Dis 512GBSpccBench 52%, 11 samples4x
860 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 68%, 207 samples3x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples15x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples11x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples6x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $228

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2 years ago.

DEU-User
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Terrible

3 years ago.

One of the fastest lga 775 cpus

VNM-User
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Average

12 months ago.

It actually running smooth on windows 11 with 12gb of ram

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Average

3 years ago.

The fastest Core2-series CPU

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