Intel CPU v12.3.7
Intel Core i7-960 Processor
Benchmarks
Total score 1,672 / 10,000, rank 1492 of 2125.
Every score is out of 10,000, relative to the best CPUs. The total also counts the recommended price ($305, Intel ARK recommended customer price (2018)); see how scores work.
| Category | Score | Measured | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-thread | 2,447 | 1,459 points | |
| Multi-thread | 195 | 3,399 points | |
| 3D rendering | 172 | monster 15.7, junkshop 10.6, classroom 6.7 samples/min over 4 runs | |
| Gamingestimated | 2,252 |
Sources: PassMark (Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz, 1462 samples), Blender Open Data
Metadata
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Brand | Core |
| Intel name | Intel Core i7-960 Processor |
| Processor number | i7-960 |
| Codename | Bloomfield |
| Generation | 1st generation Core |
| Microarchitecture | Nehalem / Westmere |
| Performance class | Core i7 |
| Segment | Desktop |
| Released | 2009-Q42009 |
| Status | Discontinued |
| Cores | 4 |
| Threads | 8 |
| Base clock | 3.20 GHz |
| Max clock | 3.46 GHz |
| Cache | 8 MB Intel Smart Cache |
| Bus | 4.8 GT/s |
| TDP | 130 W |
| Lithography (as published) | 45 nm |
| Max memory | 24 GB |
| Memory channels | 3 |
| Max CPUs per system | 1 |
| Transistors | 731 million |
| Die size | 263 mm2 |
| Instruction set | 64-bit |
| Socket | FCLGA1366LGA1366 |
| Memory | DDR3 800/1066DDR3 |
| Recommended price | $305 |
| Instruction sets | |
| Features | |
| Source | Intel ARK (via cpu-spec-dataset) |
Uses (dependencies)
- lithography: Intel Lithography
v13.0.0(45 nm) - simd: Intel SIMD
v0.0.1(MMX) - simd: Intel SIMD
v1.4.1(SSE4.2)
Used by (0)
Nothing depends on this version.
Known vulnerabilities and defects
- Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754): Rogue data cache load: user code can read kernel memory through speculative execution.
- Spectre variant 1 (bounds check bypass) (CVE-2017-5753): Mistrained conditional branches speculatively read out-of-bounds data. Mitigated in software only; every speculative out-of-order core is affected.
- Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault (CVE-2018-3615, CVE-2018-3620, CVE-2018-3646): Speculative reads from the L1 data cache through non-present page table entries, breaking SGX, OS and VMM isolation.
- Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout) (CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130, CVE-2019-11091): Data in store buffers, fill buffers and load ports leaks across privilege boundaries.
Matched by codename; individual steppings may differ.
Changelog
Since the previous patch: Intel CPU v12.3.6 (Core i7-950)
Performance
- ~Total score 1592 → 1672 (+5%)
- ~Single-thread 2318 → 2447 (+6%)
- ~Multi-thread 188 → 195 (+4%)
- ~3D rendering 156 → 172 (+10%)
- ~Gaming 2144 → 2252 (+5%)
Specifications
- ~Base clock: 3.06 GHz → 3.20 GHz
- ~Max clock: 3.33 GHz → 3.46 GHz
Since the previous minor (lower performance class): Intel CPU v12.2.7 (Core i5-760)
Breaking changes
- ~Socket changed from LGA1156 to FCLGA1366
Performance
- ~Total score 1499 → 1672 (+12%)
- ~Single-thread 2153 → 2447 (+14%)
- ~Multi-thread 153 → 195 (+27%)
- ~3D rendering 114 → 172 (+51%)
- ~Gaming 1913 → 2252 (+18%)
Features
- +Hyper-Threading
Specifications
- ~Codename: Lynnfield → Bloomfield
- ~Threads: 4 → 8
- ~Base clock: 2.80 GHz → 3.20 GHz
- ~Max clock: 3.33 GHz → 3.46 GHz
- ~Bus: 2.5 GT/s → 4.8 GT/s
- ~TDP: 95 W → 130 W
- ~Max memory: 16 GB → 24 GB
- ~Memory channels: 2 → 3
- ~Transistors: 774 million → 731 million
- ~Die size: 296 mm2 → 263 mm2
- ~Recommended price: $213 → $305
- −PCIe revision: 2.0
- −PCIe lanes: 16
Since the previous major (previous generation): Intel CPU v11.3.5-S (Core2 Quad Q9550S)
Breaking changes
- ~Socket changed from LGA775 to FCLGA1366
Security
- !Introduced: Foreshadow / L1 Terminal Fault
- !Introduced: Microarchitectural Data Sampling (ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout)
Components
Instruction sets
- +SSE4.2
Features
- +Hyper-Threading
- +EPT
- +Physical Address Extension
- −VT-d
- −Trusted Execution Technology
Specifications
- ~Codename: Yorkfield → Bloomfield
- ~Microarchitecture: Penryn → Nehalem / Westmere
- +Threads: 8
- ~Base clock: 2.83 GHz → 3.20 GHz
- +Max clock: 3.46 GHz
- ~Cache: 12 MB L2 Cache → 8 MB Intel Smart Cache
- ~Bus: 1333 MHz → 4.8 GT/s
- ~TDP: 65 W → 130 W
- +Max memory: 24 GB
- +Memory channels: 3
- +Max CPUs per system: 1
- ~Transistors: 820 million → 731 million
- ~Die size: 214 mm2 → 263 mm2
- ~Recommended price: $369 → $305
Raw source data
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| CpuId | 37151 |
| CpuName | Intel Core i7-960 Processor |
| AESTech | No |
| BornOnDate | Q4'09 |
| Bus | 4.8 GT/s |
| BusNumPorts | 1 |
| Cache | 8 MB Intel Smart Cache |
| ClockSpeed | 3.20 GHz |
| ClockSpeedMax | 3.46 GHz |
| CodeNameText | Products formerly Bloomfield |
| CoreCount | 4 |
| DemandBasedSwitching | No |
| DieSize | 263 mm2 |
| ECCMemory | No |
| EM64 | Yes |
| Embedded | No |
| ExecuteDisable | Yes |
| ExtendedPageTables | Yes |
| HaltState | Yes |
| HyperThreading | Yes |
| InstructionSet | 64-bit |
| InstructionSetExtensions | Intel SSE4.2 |
| Lithography | 45 nm |
| MarketSegment | Desktop |
| MaxCPUs | 1 |
| MaxMem | 24 GB |
| MaxMemoryBandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| MaxTDP | 130 W |
| MemoryTypes | DDR3 800/1066 |
| NumMemoryChannels | 3 |
| PackageSize | 42.5mm x 45.0mm |
| PhysicalAddressExtension | 36-bit |
| ProcessorNumber | i7-960 |
| ProductGroup | Legacy Intel Core Processors |
| ServicingStatus | End of Servicing Lifetime |
| SocketsSupported | FCLGA1366 |
| SpeedstepTechnology | Yes |
| StatusCodeText | Discontinued |
| TBTVersion | 1.0 |
| TCase | 67.9°C |
| ThermalMonitoring2Indicator | No |
| ThreadCount | 8 |
| TransistorCount | 731 million |
| TXT | No |
| VTX | Yes |
| SourceUrl | https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/37151/intel-core-i7960-processor-8m-cache-3-20-ghz-4-80-gts-intel-qpi.html |