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Intel logo Core i7-870
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Intel Core i7-870 logo Intel Core i3-550 logo
General information Core i7-870 Core i3-550
Launched Q3 2009 Q2 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1156 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Lynnfield Clarkdale
Clock 2.9 GHz 9.4 % 3.2 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 73 W 23.2 %
Lithography 45 nm 0 % 32 nm 28.9 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-870 Core i3-550
Overall Score 37692 0 % 31921 15.3 %
Future Proof 14 % 22.2 % 18 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2018 0 % 1038 48.6 %
Single Thread Score 1386.4 0 % 1323.6 4.5 %
Encrypting Data 4618.4 MB/s 0 % 2356.8 MB/s 49 %
Compressing Data 67 MB/s 0 % 34.3 MB/s 48.8 %
String objects sorting 9265.3 thousand/s 0 % 4810.4 thousand/s 48.1 %
Prime numbers generation 20.9 millions/s 0 % 10 millions/s 52.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 17063 millions/s 0 % 8476 millions/s 50.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7306.4 millions/s 0 % 3658 millions/s 49.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-870, Core i3-550.

Average frames per second Core i7-870 Core i3-550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 66.7 FPS 49.6 FPS
High settings 106.7 FPS 79.4 FPS
Medium settings 133.3 FPS 99.3 FPS
Low settings 166.7 FPS 124.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-870 Core i3-550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 117.0 FPS 106.8 FPS
High settings 187.2 FPS 170.9 FPS
Medium settings 234.0 FPS 213.6 FPS
Low settings 292.5 FPS 267.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.7 %
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