Intel

Core i7 975

Core i7 975
BENCHMARKS (2,614)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $550

Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -91%1-Core -95%, 4-Core -113%, 2-Core -97%, 8-Core -155%, Memory 8%Overclocked Score -78%1-Core -75%, 2-Core -77%, 4-Core -94%, 8-Core -145%, Memory 3%Value & Sentiment -2,966%User Rating -86%, Market Share -11,600%, Price -107%, Value -69%Nice To Haves -383%64-Core -233%, 64-Core -249%, Age -666%

Average Bench: 71.6% (311^th of 1335)

Based on 2,614 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000106A5 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 975 @ 3.33GHz

Poor: 62%Average: 71.6% Great: 78%

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 55%

Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Core i7 975 averaged 28.4% 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 91.7Pts

Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 82.8Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7 975 is just 16%. 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 403Pts

Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 400Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 2,614 samples)

Rank 31171.6%

Min	Avg	Max
81.2	Memory 91.7	96.3
67.7	1-Core 82.8	97.8
115	2-Core 160	192
68.8% 111 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
213	4-Core 282	340
290	8-Core 400	459
44.2% 341 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
280	64-Core 403	455
27.1% 403 Pts

User Benchmarks

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

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

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

74.9% Very good

Memory 96.6

1-Core 89.6

2-Core 175

74% 120 Pts

4-Core 289

8-Core 418

46% 353 Pts

64-Core 468

31% 468 Pts

USA-User, 1 day ago.Core i7 975,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

73.6% Very good

Memory 95.3

1-Core 87.1

2-Core 171

72% 118 Pts

4-Core 281

8-Core 451

47% 366 Pts

64-Core 446

30% 446 Pts

GRC-User, 1 day ago.Core i7 975,

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

70.8% Very good

Memory 91.4

1-Core 83.4

2-Core 163

69% 113 Pts

4-Core 282

8-Core 344

42% 313 Pts

64-Core 442

30% 442 Pts

FRA-User, 13 hrs ago.Core i7 975,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

66.2% Good

Memory 86.6

1-Core 74.6

2-Core 152

64% 105 Pts

4-Core 255

8-Core 325

38% 290 Pts

64-Core 409

28% 409 Pts

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Gaming 39%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 31%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Rampage II Extreme

CPU
Core i7 975Intel $550Bench 72%, 2,614 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 50%, 722,048 samples	72x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,237,858 samples	66x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 80%, 1,188,482 samples	59x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 898,784 samples	50x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 110%, 708,975 samples	47x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 113%, 554,953 samples	46x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 45%, 40,489 samples	264x
6x4GBUnknownBench 46%, 24,776 samples	147x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 35,178 samples	135x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $990

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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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Core i7 975

Average Bench: 71.6% (311^th of 1335)

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Core i7 975

Average Bench: 71.6% (311th of 1335)

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