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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% (496th of 1463)

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

Popular builds with this CPU

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

Average Bench

(Based on 37,228 samples)
Rank 49666.1%
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 BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
73.6% Very good
Memory 90.9
1-Core 87
2-Core 169
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 375
45% 347 Pts
64-Core 377
23% 377 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
72.5% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 86
2-Core 168
69% 115 Pts
4-Core 302
8-Core 358
43% 330 Pts
64-Core 360
22% 360 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
71% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 83
2-Core 156
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 280
8-Core 372
41% 326 Pts
64-Core 375
23% 375 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
70.1% Very good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 83.3
2-Core 162
68% 113 Pts
4-Core 263
8-Core 359
39% 311 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
67.9% Good
Memory 91.9
1-Core 83.1
2-Core 149
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 239
8-Core 384
38% 312 Pts
64-Core 382
24% 382 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
67.7% Good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 72.7
2-Core 131
62% 98.9 Pts
4-Core 229
8-Core 349
36% 289 Pts
64-Core 353
22% 353 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
67.5% Good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 89
2-Core 163
68% 114 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 379
39% 313 Pts
64-Core 380
24% 380 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
63.6% Good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 79.4
2-Core 144
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 237
8-Core 329
36% 283 Pts
64-Core 339
21% 339 Pts
LGA1156, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.95 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
56.4% Above average
Memory 89.8
1-Core 65
2-Core 117
58% 90.6 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 143
18% 139 Pts
64-Core 132
8% 132 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 68,597,787 CPUs tested

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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 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,153x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,081x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples842x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples459x
A400 480GBKingston  $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples436x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples524x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples382x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples303x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $125

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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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9,976

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

7 months ago.

Not Bad for an i7 in 2024 but other i7 processors leave it in the dust.

CAN-User
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5,038

Average

23 months ago.

Its slower than an Intel Core i5-3470?

POL-User
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4,628

Poor

4 months ago.

Im using this cpu for everything

AUS-User
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4,018

Poor

4 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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2,692

Excellent

3 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
Avatar level
2,382

Good

2 years 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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2,244

Good

5 years ago.

Still good for rendering, gaming

NZL-User
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2,166

Poor

4 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
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56

Average

3 years ago.

new totodan cpu

xDEFCONx
Avatar level
28

Good

5 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

6 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

6 years ago.

Bom cpu :)

Rho_Gaming
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2

Good

2 years 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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