Intel

Core i7 975

Core i7 975
BENCHMARKS (1,787)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
SPECS
(1)
BUY • $400

Effective Speed -70%Effective Speed -70%Average User Bench -77%1-Core -60%, 4-Core -79%, 2-Core -62%, 8-Core -106%Peak Overclocked Bench -65%1-Core -48%, 2-Core -49%, 4-Core -62%, 8-Core -100%Value & Sentiment -4,070%User Rating -225%, Market Share -15,900%, Price -57%, Value -100%Nice To Haves -238%64-Core -139%, 64-Core -150%, Age -426%

Average Bench: 52.7% (330^th of 1206)

Based on 1,787 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000106A5 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 975 @ 3.33GHz

Poor: 41%Average: 52.7% Great: 62%

Gaming 53%

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Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 35%

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Average average bench

The Intel Core i7 975 averaged 47.3% 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. Single Core Mixed Speed 82.4Pts

Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 160Pts

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7 975 is 20.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7 975 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 398Pts

Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 393Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 1,787 samples)

Rank 33052.7%

Min	Avg	Max
67.1	1-Core 82.4	95.7
123	2-Core 160	189
57.3% 121 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
206	4-Core 281	342
273	8-Core 393	457
43.8% 337 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
260	64-Core 398	456
26.7% 398 Pts

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.Core i7 975,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)

63.3% Good

1-Core 98.8

2-Core 200

70% 149 Pts

4-Core 338

8-Core 437

51% 388 Pts

64-Core 446

30% 446 Pts

USA-User, 30 mins ago.Core i7 975,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

56.7% Above average

1-Core 84.4

2-Core 169

60% 127 Pts

4-Core 315

8-Core 421

48% 368 Pts

64-Core 421

28% 421 Pts

ITA-User, 4 days ago.Core i7 975,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

55.8% Above average

1-Core 81.7

2-Core 157

57% 120 Pts

4-Core 318

8-Core 404

48% 361 Pts

64-Core 411

28% 411 Pts

ITA-User, 2 days ago.Core i7 975,

Socket 1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

50% Above average

1-Core 75

2-Core 118

47% 96.7 Pts

4-Core 286

8-Core 417

45% 351 Pts

64-Core 410

28% 410 Pts

USA-User, 3 days ago.Core i7 975,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

48.4% Average

1-Core 80.8

2-Core 160

57% 120 Pts

4-Core 240

8-Core 376

39% 308 Pts

64-Core 401

27% 401 Pts

NLD-User, 4 days ago.Core i7 975,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

45.3% Average

1-Core 74.7

2-Core 130

49% 102 Pts

4-Core 234

8-Core 352

38% 293 Pts

64-Core 323

22% 323 Pts

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 23,933,775 CPUs tested.

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Asus P6T

CPU
Core i7 975Intel $400Bench 53%, 1,787 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $428Bench 52%, 527,770 samples	309x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $270Bench 57%, 752,023 samples	265x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 32%, 460,733 samples	246x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $60Bench 103%, 520,826 samples	186x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $77Bench 114%, 429,703 samples	164x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 129,075 samples	108x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 45%, 26,520 samples	903x
3x2GBUnknownBench 33%, 32,465 samples	810x
3x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 26,370 samples	457x

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Value: 37% - Below average

Total price: $888

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Specifications

Essentials

Description	Intel® Core™ i7-975 Processor Extreme Edition (8M Cache, 3.33 GHz, 6.40 GT/s Intel® QPI)
Code Name	Bloomfield
Launch Date	Q2'09
Processor Number	i7-975
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	8
Cache	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.2
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	45 nm
VID Voltage Range	0.800V-1.375V
Recommended Price	$1059.00
Clock Speed	3.33 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.6 GHz
Bus Speed	6.4 GT/s QPI
QPI Links	1
Max TDP	130 W

Memory

Max Memory Size	24 GB
Memory Types	DDR3 800/1066
Memory Channels	3
Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions	36-bit
ECC Memory Supported	No

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
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes
Demand Based Switching	No

Package

Package Size	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Max CPU Configuration	1
Sockets Supported	FCLGA1366
Processing Die Size	263 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors	731 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable Bit	Yes
Trusted Execution Tech	No

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $42	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $653	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 52.7% (330^th of 1206)

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