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Core i7 870

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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.93 GHz, Lynnfield.
Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 66.1% (439th of 1404)

Based on 37,228 user benchmarks.  Devices: BFEBFBFF000106E5, 0FABFBFF000106E5 Models: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz
Poor: 53%Average: 66.1% Great: 74%
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Core i7 870 averaged 33.9% 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 88.3Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 76.6Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7 870 is 20.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7 870 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 341Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 335Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 37,228 samples)
Rank 43966.1%
Min Avg Max
76.4 Memory 88.3 94.5
50.5 1-Core 76.6 89.3
84.2 2-Core 143 171
63% 103 Pts
Min Avg Max
137 4-Core 242 299
221 8-Core 335 396
36.3% 289 Pts
Min Avg Max
214 64-Core 341 397
21.1% 341 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
75.2% Very good
Memory 94.7
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 186
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 304
8-Core 425
46% 364 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
71.8% Very good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 85
2-Core 163
67% 112 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 376
44% 342 Pts
64-Core 380
24% 380 Pts
CPU, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
68.8% Good
Memory 85.6
1-Core 86.8
2-Core 164
67% 112 Pts
4-Core 295
8-Core 342
42% 318 Pts
64-Core 343
21% 343 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.05 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
67.6% Good
Memory 87.4
1-Core 82.8
2-Core 155
65% 108 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 338
39% 303 Pts
64-Core 338
21% 338 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
67.4% Good
Memory 93.8
1-Core 73
2-Core 145
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 224
8-Core 327
34% 275 Pts
64-Core 349
22% 349 Pts
LGA 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
61.2% Good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 82.4
2-Core 143
65% 105 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 226
27% 207 Pts
64-Core 223
14% 223 Pts
LGA 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
56.1% Above average
Memory 82.7
1-Core 68.4
2-Core 95.5
54% 82.2 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 206
24% 186 Pts
64-Core 208
13% 208 Pts
LGA 1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 1.75 GHz (avg)
53.7% Above average
Memory 83
1-Core 61.9
2-Core 101
53% 81.9 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 175
20% 157 Pts
64-Core 177
11% 177 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
37.4% Below average
Memory 52.2
1-Core 33
2-Core 83.5
34% 56.2 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 219
21% 171 Pts
64-Core 266
16% 266 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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CPU
Core i7 870Intel  $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples1x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,030x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,017x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $120Bench 29%, 946,701 samples748x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples638x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples430x
A400 480GBKingston  $26Bench 74%, 237,487 samples297x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples458x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples318x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples227x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $117

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 Specifications

Essentials

DescriptionIntel® Core™ i7-870 Processor (8M Cache, 2.93 GHz)
Code NameLynnfield
Launch DateQ3'09
Processor Numberi7-870
# of Cores4
# of Threads8
Cache8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set64-bit
Instruction Set ExtensionsSSE4.2
Embedded Options AvailableNo
Lithography45 nm
VID Voltage Range0.6500V-1.4000V
Recommended Price$305.00
Clock Speed2.93 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency3.6 GHz
Bus Speed2.5 GT/s DMI
Max TDP95 W

Memory

Max Memory Size16 GB
Memory TypesDDR3 1066/1333
Memory Channels2
Memory Bandwidth21 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions36-bit
ECC Memory SupportedNo

Expansion Options

PCI Express Revision2.0
PCI Express Configurations1x16, 2x8
Max # of PCI Express Lanes16

Data Protection

AES New InstructionsNo

Advanced Technologies

Virtualization Tech (VT-x)Yes
Intel 64Yes
Idle StatesYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® TechYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesNo
Turbo Boost Tech1.0
Hyper-Threading TechYes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)Yes
VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Yes
Demand Based SwitchingNo
vPro TechYes

Package

Package Size37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration1
Sockets SupportedLGA1156
Processing Die Size296 mm2
# of Processing Die Transistors774 million

Platform Protection

Execute Disable BitYes
Trusted Execution TechYes

 Comments

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USA-User
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9,312

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

1 month ago.

Great CPU! Still using in 2022!

CAN-User
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4,714

Average

5 months ago.

Its slower than an Intel Core i5-3470?

FRA-User
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4,357

Excellent

22 months ago.

Intel Core i7-870 (2.93 GHz) has same performances as Core i7-880 (3.06 GHz). And it absolutely does not heat up. So why do you want to buy the fastest processor on paper, other than spending money unnecessarily ?? In addition you are very likely now to come across an "Engineering Sample" processor, and not a "Production" processor.........

AUS-User
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3,720

Poor

2 years ago.

It's been my processor since 2013 and has never let me down, Although hugely outdated now I still find even playing the big games it doesn't go over 30% except when I render video, it hits 100% for about 50 seconds. I got to get one of the i9 9900k though

PRT-User
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2,490

Excellent

2 years ago.

Have one overclocked my i7-870 at 3,8Ghz and still plays high and very high with almost games with my GTX 1060 6GB at 1080p

ISR-User
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2,178

Good

16 months ago.

i have it for years this cpu still doing the job and can playing the most news games ! i also OC it up to 3.6 and its work like a charm . recommend

DNK-User
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2,084

Good

3 years ago.

Still good for rendering, gaming

NZL-User
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1,968

Poor

2 years ago.

can only tend to do one thing at a time for example running a game at 200fps alg but as soon as i start playing music or streaming it crapps out and frops below 60

mazinga
Avatar level
54

Average

2 years ago.

new totodan cpu

xDEFCONx
Avatar level
28

Good

3 years ago.

I pulled this out of an old system with an Intel branded DP55WB... I must say, for its age, this can sit around 3.5 Ghz on all 4 cores with relative ease. Absolutely not worth purchasing today, but if you got it... hey!

Beleg
Avatar level
18

Excellent

4 years ago.

it might be first gen, but dont get fooled, it gets bottlenecked by a gtx 770 2gb, so I'm interessted in trying it with a a stronger card that has more vram. Using it in a HTPC, works like a charm

Rafabarge
Avatar level
10

Excellent

4 years ago.

Bom cpu :)

Rho_Gaming
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2

Good

17 months ago.

Not bad! I have that in my PC. It can run most MIDI's with 100,000 notes per second!

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