Intel

Core i7 975

Core i7 975
BENCHMARKS (2,329)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $550

Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -59%1-Core -63%, 4-Core -77%, 2-Core -65%, 8-Core -98%, Memory 6%Overclocked Score -49%1-Core -49%, 2-Core -49%, 4-Core -64%, 8-Core -89%, Memory 3%Value & Sentiment -3,852%User Rating -283%, Market Share -14,911%, Price -150%, Value -65%Nice To Haves -274%64-Core -128%, 64-Core -145%, Age -550%

Average Bench: 72.2% (255^th of 1276)

Based on 2,329 user benchmarks. Device: BFEBFBFF000106A5 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 975 @ 3.33GHz

Poor: 62%Average: 72.2% Great: 79%

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 75%

Battleship

Workstation 56%

Gunboat

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Good average bench

The Intel Core i7 975 averaged 27.7% 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 93Pts

Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 82.4Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7 975 is just 16.7%. 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 402Pts

Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 398Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 2,329 samples)

Rank 25572.2%

Min	Avg	Max
83.6	Memory 93	97.1
61.6	1-Core 82.4	96.6
119	2-Core 160	191
69.1% 112 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
207	4-Core 283	341
289	8-Core 398	461
44.2% 340 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
301	64-Core 402	469
27% 402 Pts

User Benchmarks

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

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

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

73.9% Very good

Memory 95.8

1-Core 82.9

2-Core 162

70% 114 Pts

4-Core 283

8-Core 420

45% 351 Pts

64-Core 415

28% 415 Pts

GBR-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)

73.6% Very good

Memory 93.6

1-Core 77

2-Core 159

68% 110 Pts

4-Core 294

8-Core 407

46% 350 Pts

64-Core 408

27% 408 Pts

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

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)

73.3% Very good

Memory 92.1

1-Core 82.6

2-Core 165

70% 113 Pts

4-Core 301

8-Core 394

46% 348 Pts

64-Core 402

27% 402 Pts

DEU-User, 6 days ago.Core i7 975,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)

70.4% Very good

Memory 92.6

1-Core 76.7

2-Core 156

67% 108 Pts

4-Core 262

8-Core 387

42% 324 Pts

64-Core 386

26% 386 Pts

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

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

69.7% Good

Memory 83.4

1-Core 86

2-Core 163

67% 111 Pts

4-Core 305

8-Core 423

47% 364 Pts

64-Core 422

28% 422 Pts

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

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.75 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)

67.4% Good

Memory 96.3

1-Core 91.3

2-Core 159

72% 116 Pts

4-Core 226

8-Core 225

31% 225 Pts

64-Core 228

15% 228 Pts

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

LGA1366, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads

Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)

65.6% Good

Memory 82.8

1-Core 82.2

2-Core 156

65% 107 Pts

4-Core 263

8-Core 379

42% 321 Pts

64-Core 418

28% 418 Pts

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Gaming 40%

Jet ski

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 32%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Rampage II Extreme

CPU
Core i7 975Intel $550Bench 72%, 2,329 samples	68x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 52%, 625,424 samples	48x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 59%, 974,895 samples	46x
RX 580AMD $185Bench 56%, 591,045 samples	33x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $60Bench 103%, 733,009 samples	31x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 110%, 561,179 samples	25x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $100Bench 114%, 292,768 samples	21x

RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 30,628 samples	144x
3x2GBUnknownBench 34%, 33,885 samples	88x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 34,597 samples	74x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $950

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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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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

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Average Bench: 72.2% (255^th of 1276)

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Core i7 975

Average Bench: 72.2% (255th of 1276)

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