Intel

Core i7 860

Core i7 860
BENCHMARKS (45,738)
MKT (0.1%)
BUILDS
SPECS
(3)
BUY • $199

Effective Speed -48%Effective Speed -48%Average Score -117%1-Core -117%, 4-Core -151%, 2-Core -124%, 8-Core -197%, Memory 6%Overclocked Score -106%1-Core -101%, 2-Core -108%, 4-Core -130%, 8-Core -192%, Memory 1%Value & Sentiment -362%User Rating -82%, Market Share -1,362%, Price 34%, Value -37%Nice To Haves -421%64-Core -294%, 64-Core -304%, Age -666%

Average Bench: 66.8% (401^st of 1335)

Based on 45,738 user benchmarks. Devices: BFEBFBFF000106E5, , 1FABFBFF000106E5 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz

Poor: 57%Average: 66.8% Great: 73%

Gaming 67%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 51%

Yacht

Popular builds with this CPU

Above average average bench

The Intel Core i7 860 averaged 33.2% 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 90Pts

Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 74.5Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7 860 is just 15.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7 860 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 348Pts

Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 344Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 45,738 samples)

Rank 40166.8%

Min	Avg	Max
81	Memory 90	95.2
56.8	1-Core 74.5	85.1
101	2-Core 141	163
64.1% 102 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
171	4-Core 239	288
238	8-Core 344	385
37.7% 291 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
247	64-Core 348	385
23.3% 348 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.Core i7 860,

LGA 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)

68.2% Good

Memory 91.9

1-Core 80.7

2-Core 147

67% 107 Pts

4-Core 242

8-Core 352

38% 297 Pts

64-Core 362

24% 362 Pts

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.Core i7 860,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)

64.1% Good

Memory 85.6

1-Core 72.4

2-Core 144

62% 101 Pts

4-Core 232

8-Core 373

39% 303 Pts

64-Core 377

25% 377 Pts

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.Core i7 860,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)

63% Good

Memory 81.6

1-Core 62

2-Core 137

58% 93.5 Pts

4-Core 245

8-Core 330

38% 287 Pts

64-Core 342

23% 342 Pts

ITA-User, 8 hrs ago.Core i7 860,

LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)

56.6% Above average

Memory 77.2

1-Core 60.9

2-Core 115

54% 84.3 Pts

4-Core 203

8-Core 244

30% 224 Pts

64-Core 226

15% 226 Pts

REU-User, 8 hrs ago.Core i7 860,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)

41.8% Average

Memory 66.7

1-Core 48.2

2-Core 59.2

41% 58 Pts

4-Core 100

8-Core 106

14% 103 Pts

64-Core 103

7% 103 Pts

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 49,673,796 CPUs tested.

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell Studio XPS 8100

CPU
Core i7 860Intel $199Bench 67%, 45,738 samples	822x

GPU
HD 5770AMDBench 11%, 38,241 samples	158x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 64,215 samples	158x
Radeon HD 6770AMDBench 10%, 16,650 samples	105x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 898,784 samples	49x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 107%, 716,423 samples	43x
A400 240GBKingston $30Bench 66%, 365,699 samples	42x

RAM
M378B5673FH0-CH9 4x2GBSamsungBench 42%, 2,400 samples	107x
NT2GC64B8HC0NF-CG 4x2GBNanyaBench 41%, 889 samples	95x
KP223C-ELD 4x2GBKingstonBench 43%, 585 samples	63x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $299

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™ i7-860 Processor (8M Cache, 2.80 GHz)
Code Name	Lynnfield
Launch Date	Q3'09
Processor Number	i7-860
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	8
Cache	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available	Yes
Lithography	45 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.6500V-1.4000V
Recommended Price	$257.00 - $305.00
Clock Speed	2.8 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.46 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Max TDP	95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	16 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Channels	2
Memory Bandwidth	21 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported	No

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision	2.0
PCI Express Configurations	1x16, 2x8
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	16

Data Protection

AES New Instructions	No

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)	Yes
Intel 64	Yes
Idle States	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Tech	Yes
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	No
Turbo Boost Tech	1.0
Hyper-Threading Tech	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	No
vPro Tech	Yes

Package

Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	LGA1156
Processing Die Size	296 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	774 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	Yes

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Excellent

1 month ago.

Really good workhorse for a budget priced build. Might not be as relevant in 2021 but does provide a good platform for a simple gaming rig.

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Excellent

1 month ago.

been using this core processor for over 11 years.

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Intel Core i5-12600K $295	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $50
Intel Core i5-12400F $184	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Core i7 860

Average Bench: 66.8% (401^st of 1335)

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Core i7 860

Average Bench: 66.8% (401st of 1335)

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