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Intel logo Core i7-950
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Intel Core i7-950 logo Intel Core i7-870 logo
General information Core i7-950 Core i7-870
Launched Q2 2009 Q3 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1366 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Bloomfield Lynnfield
Clock 3.1 GHz 0 % 2.9 GHz 6.5 %
Turbo Clock 3.3 GHz 8.3 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 95 W 26.9 %
Lithography 45 nm 0 % 45 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Performance Core i7-950 Core i7-870
Overall Score 38045 0 % 37778 0.7 %
Future Proof 13 % 7.1 % 14 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 2095 0 % 2037 2.8 %
Single Thread Score 1372.7 0 % 1370.2 0.2 %
Encrypting Data 4519.5 MB/s 0 % 4368 MB/s 3.4 %
Compressing Data 69.2 MB/s 0 % 66.8 MB/s 3.5 %
String objects sorting 9540.7 thousand/s 0 % 9227.2 thousand/s 3.3 %
Prime numbers generation 22 millions/s 0 % 21.1 millions/s 4.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 17301.2 millions/s 0 % 17057 millions/s 1.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7270.8 millions/s 0.9 % 7336.6 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-950, Core i7-870.

Average frames per second Core i7-950 Core i7-870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 67.4 FPS 66.6 FPS
High settings 107.9 FPS 106.6 FPS
Medium settings 134.8 FPS 133.2 FPS
Low settings 168.6 FPS 166.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.2 %

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 i7-950 Core i7-870
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 117.3 FPS 116.8 FPS
High settings 187.7 FPS 186.9 FPS
Medium settings 234.6 FPS 233.6 FPS
Low settings 293.2 FPS 292.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.4 %
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