Intel Core i7-870 Need For Speed Benchmarks - Can Core i7-870 Run Need For Speed?

High-end Desktop processor released in 2009 with 4 cores and 8 threads. With base clock at 2.93GHz, max speed at 3.6GHz, and a 95W power rating. Core i7-870 is based on the Lynnfield 45nm family and part of the Core i7 series.

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Core i7-870 - 1080p - RX 6600 XT - Need For Speed Benchmarks

Core i7-3770K	124.4
Core i7-3770K	124.4
Core i7-3770K	124.4
Core i7-3770K	124.4
Core i7-3770	123.4
Core i7-3770	123.4
Core i7-3770	123.4
Core i7-3770	123.4
FX-8300	122.3
FX-8300	122.3
FX-8300	122.3
FX-8300	122.3
Core i7-3930K	121.6
Core i7-3930K	121.6
Core i7-3930K	121.6
Core i7-3930K	121.6
Core i7-3770S	120.4
Core i7-3770S	120.4
Core i7-3770S	120.4
Core i7-3770S	120.4
Core i7-3820	119.9
Core i7-3820	119.9
Core i7-3820	119.9
Core i7-3820	119.9
FX-8350	118.2
FX-8350	118.2
FX-8350	118.2
FX-8350	118.2
FX-8150	117
FX-8150	117
FX-8150	117
FX-8150	117
FX-8320	116.5
FX-8320	116.5
FX-8320	116.5
FX-8320	116.5
FX-8140	116.1
FX-8140	116.1
FX-8140	116.1
FX-8140	116.1
Core i7-980	115.9
Core i7-970	115.9
Core i7-980	115.9
Core i7-970	115.9
Core i7-980	115.9
Core i7-980	115.9
Core i7-970	115.9
Core i7-970	115.9
Core i7-2700K	115.1
Core i7-2700K	115.1
Core i7-2600K	115.1
Core i7-2600	115.1
Core i7-2700K	115.1
Core i7-2600	115.1
Core i7-2600K	115.1
Core i7-2700K	115.1
Core i7-2600	115.1
Core i7-2600K	115.1
Core i7-2600	115.1
Core i7-2600K	115.1
FX-8100	110.3
FX-8120	110.3
FX-8120	110.3
FX-8100	110.3
FX-8120	110.3
FX-8120	110.3
FX-8100	110.3
FX-8100	110.3
Core i7-880	109.7
Core i7-940	109.7
Core i7-965	109.7
Core i7-950	109.7
Core i7-2600S	109.7
Core i7-875K	109.7
Core i7-860	109.7
Core i7-960	109.7
Core i7-870	109.7
Core i7-975	109.7
Core i7-940	109.7
Core i7-965	109.7
Core i7-950	109.7
Core i7-860	109.7
Core i7-975	109.7
Core i7-2600S	109.7
Core i7-870	109.7
Core i7-875K	109.7
Core i7-875K	109.7
Core i7-880	109.7
Core i7-960	109.7
Core i7-870	109.7
Core i7-860	109.7
Core i7-960	109.7
Core i7-940	109.7
Core i7-965	109.7
Core i7-950	109.7
Core i7-2600S	109.7
Core i7-975	109.7
Core i7-880	109.7
Core i7-870	109.7
Core i7-860	109.7
Core i7-975	109.7
Core i7-940	109.7
Core i7-965	109.7
Core i7-950	109.7
Core i7-2600S	109.7
Core i7-875K	109.7
Core i7-880	109.7
Core i7-960	109.7
Phenom II X6 1065T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1090T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1075T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)	106.6
Phenom II X6 1055T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1055T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1100T BE	106.6
Phenom II X6 1100T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1090T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1075T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)	106.6
Phenom II X6 1100T BE	106.6
Phenom II X6 1100T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1065T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1065T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1055T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1055T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1100T BE	106.6
Phenom II X6 1100T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1090T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)	106.6
Phenom II X6 1075T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1065T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1100T BE	106.6
Phenom II X6 1100T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1090T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1075T	106.6
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)	106.6
Core i7-860S	104.4
Core i7-920	104.4
Core i7-930	104.4
Core i7-870S	104.4
Core i7-860S	104.4
Core i7-920	104.4
Core i7-870S	104.4
Core i7-930	104.4
Core i7-920	104.4
Core i7-860S	104.4
Core i7-870S	104.4
Core i7-860S	104.4
Core i7-920	104.4
Core i7-930	104.4
Core i7-870S	104.4
Core i7-930	104.4
Core 2 Quad Q9450	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9505	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9550	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9650	101.8
Phenom II X4 920	101.8
Phenom II X4 925	101.8
Phenom II X4 955	101.8
Phenom II X4 945	101.8
Phenom II X4 B93	101.8
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	101.8
Phenom II X4 965	101.8
Phenom II X4 820	101.8
Phenom II X4 B95	101.8
Phenom II X4 940	101.8
Phenom II X4 830	101.8
Phenom II X4 970	101.8
Phenom II X4 975	101.8
Phenom II X4 850	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9400	101.8
Phenom II X4 920	101.8
Phenom II X4 980	101.8
Phenom II X4 945	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9400	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9450	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9505	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9550	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9650	101.8
Phenom II X4 980	101.8
Phenom II X4 925	101.8
Phenom II X4 955	101.8
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	101.8
Phenom II X4 B99	101.8
Phenom II X4 965	101.8
Phenom II X4 820	101.8
Phenom II X4 B93	101.8
Phenom II X4 B95	101.8
Phenom II X4 940	101.8
Phenom II X4 830	101.8
Phenom II X4 970	101.8
Phenom II X4 975	101.8
Phenom II X4 B99	101.8
Phenom II X4 965	101.8
Phenom II X4 850	101.8
Phenom II X4 820	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9550	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9650	101.8
Phenom II X4 920	101.8
Phenom II X4 925	101.8
Phenom II X4 955	101.8
Phenom II X4 945	101.8
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	101.8
Phenom II X4 965	101.8
Phenom II X4 B93	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9400	101.8
Phenom II X4 B95	101.8
Phenom II X4 940	101.8
Phenom II X4 830	101.8
Phenom II X4 970	101.8
Phenom II X4 975	101.8
Phenom II X4 B99	101.8
Phenom II X4 980	101.8
Phenom II X4 850	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9505	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9450	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9400	101.8
Phenom II X4 850	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9450	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9505	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9550	101.8
Core 2 Quad Q9650	101.8
Phenom II X4 920	101.8
Phenom II X4 925	101.8
Phenom II X4 955	101.8
Phenom II X4 945	101.8
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition	101.8
Phenom II X4 820	101.8
Phenom II X4 B93	101.8
Phenom II X4 940	101.8
Phenom II X4 830	101.8
Phenom II X4 970	101.8
Phenom II X4 975	101.8
Phenom II X4 B99	101.8
Phenom II X4 980	101.8
Phenom II X4 B95	101.8
Phenom II X6 1090T Black	101.2
Phenom II X6 1045T	101.2
Phenom II X6 1035T	101.2
Phenom II X6 1100T Black	101.2
Phenom II X6 1045T	101.2
Phenom II X6 1035T	101.2
Phenom II X6 1100T Black	101.2
Phenom II X6 1090T Black	101.2
Phenom II X6 1090T Black	101.2
Phenom II X6 1100T Black	101.2
Phenom II X6 1035T	101.2
Phenom II X6 1090T Black	101.2
Phenom II X6 1100T Black	101.2
Phenom II X6 1035T	101.2
Phenom II X6 1045T	101.2
Phenom II X6 1045T	101.2
Phenom II X4 970 Black	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400S	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505S	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550S	96.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black	96.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)	96.7
Phenom II X4 910	96.7
Phenom II X4 980 Black	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q8400	96.7
Phenom II X4 810	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600	96.7
Phenom II X4 805	96.7
Phenom II X4 B97	96.7
Phenom II X4 960T	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q6700	96.7
Phenom II X4 910	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)	96.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q6700	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400S	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505S	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550S	96.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)	96.7
Phenom II X4 B97	96.7
Phenom II X4 970 Black	96.7
Phenom II X4 980 Black	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q8400	96.7
Phenom II X4 810	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600	96.7
Phenom II X4 805	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)	96.7
Phenom II X4 960T	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q6700	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q6700	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400S	96.7
Phenom II X4 960T	96.7
Phenom II X4 B97	96.7
Phenom II X4 805	96.7
Phenom II X4 910	96.7
Phenom II X4 810	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q8400	96.7
Phenom II X4 970 Black	96.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)	96.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550S	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505S	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q9400S	96.7
Phenom II X4 980 Black	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q9505S	96.7
Phenom II X4 960T	96.7
Phenom II X4 B97	96.7
Phenom II X4 805	96.7
Phenom II X4 910	96.7
Phenom II X4 810	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q8400	96.7
Phenom II X4 980 Black	96.7
Phenom II X4 970 Black	96.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)	96.7
Phenom II X4 965 Black	96.7
Core 2 Quad Q9550S	96.7
Phenom II X2 B59	94.3
Phenom II X2 B59	94.3
Phenom II X2 B59	94.3
Phenom II X2 B59	94.3
Phenom II X4 840T	91.4
Phenom II X4 905e	91.4
Phenom II X4 955 Black	91.4
Phenom II X4 940 Black	91.4
Phenom X4 9500	91.4
Phenom X4 9600	91.4
Phenom II X4 900e	91.4
Phenom II X4 910e	91.4
Phenom II X4 910e	91.4
Phenom II X4 905e	91.4
Phenom II X4 955 Black	91.4
Phenom II X4 940 Black	91.4
Phenom X4 9500	91.4
Phenom X4 9600	91.4
Phenom II X4 900e	91.4
Phenom II X4 955 Black	91.4
Phenom II X4 840T	91.4
Phenom X4 9600	91.4
Phenom II X4 840T	91.4
Phenom II X4 910e	91.4
Phenom X4 9600	91.4
Phenom II X4 905e	91.4
Phenom II X4 940 Black	91.4
Phenom X4 9500	91.4
Phenom II X4 900e	91.4
Phenom II X4 840T	91.4
Phenom II X4 900e	91.4
Phenom II X4 905e	91.4
Phenom II X4 955 Black	91.4
Phenom II X4 940 Black	91.4
Phenom X4 9500	91.4
Phenom II X4 910e	91.4
Phenom X4 9650	86.2
Phenom X4 9850B	86.2
Phenom X4 9600B	86.2
Phenom X4 9550	86.2
Phenom II X4 840	86.2
Phenom II X4 840	86.2
Phenom X4 9750B	86.2
Phenom X4 9850B	86.2
Phenom X4 9550	86.2
Phenom X4 9650	86.2
Phenom X4 9750B	86.2
Phenom X4 9600B	86.2
Phenom X4 9650	86.2
Phenom X4 9550	86.2
Phenom X4 9550	86.2
Phenom II X4 840	86.2
Phenom X4 9750B	86.2
Phenom X4 9850B	86.2
Phenom X4 9600B	86.2
Phenom X4 9650	86.2
Phenom II X4 840	86.2
Phenom X4 9750B	86.2
Phenom X4 9850B	86.2
Phenom X4 9600B	86.2
Phenom X3 8650	83.5
Phenom X3 8600	83.5
Phenom X3 8650	83.5
Phenom X3 8550	83.5
Phenom X3 8600	83.5
Phenom X3 8650	83.5
Phenom X3 8550	83.5
Phenom X3 8600	83.5
Phenom X3 8550	83.5
Phenom X3 8600	83.5
Phenom X3 8650	83.5
Phenom X3 8550	83.5
Phenom II X4 960T Black	81
Phenom II X4 960T Black	81
Phenom II X4 960T Black	81
Phenom II X4 960T Black	81
Phenom X3 8850	78.4
Phenom X3 8400	78.4
Phenom X3 8750	78.4
Phenom X3 8850	78.4
Phenom X3 8400	78.4
Phenom X3 8750	78.4
Phenom X3 8400	78.4
Phenom X3 8750	78.4
Phenom X3 8850	78.4
Phenom X3 8400	78.4
Phenom X3 8750	78.4
Phenom X3 8850	78.4
Core2 Duo E6700	75
Core 2 Duo E6700	75
Core 2 Duo E6750	75
Core 2 Duo E6850	75
Athlon 64 X2 5000+	75
Athlon 64 X2 5200+	75
Athlon 64 X2 6000+	75
Athlon 64 X2 5600+	75
Athlon 64 X2 5400+	75
Athlon 64 X2 5800+	75
Core 2 Duo E7500	75
Core 2 Duo E7600	75
Core 2 Duo E8500	75
Core 2 Duo E6600	75
Core 2 Duo E8500	75
Core 2 Duo E4700	75
Core 2 Duo E8600	75
Core 2 Duo E4700	75
Core 2 Duo E7600	75
Core 2 Duo E7500	75
Athlon 64 X2 6000+	75
Athlon 64 X2 5400+	75
Athlon 64 X2 5600+	75
Core2 Duo E6700	75
Athlon 64 X2 5200+	75
Athlon 64 X2 5000+	75
Core 2 Duo E6850	75
Core 2 Duo E6750	75
Core 2 Duo E6700	75
Core 2 Duo E6600	75
Core 2 Duo E8600	75
Core 2 Duo E6850	75
Athlon 64 X2 5800+	75
Core 2 Duo E6700	75
Core 2 Duo E6600	75
Athlon 64 X2 5800+	75
Core 2 Duo E4700	75
Core 2 Duo E8600	75
Core 2 Duo E8500	75
Core 2 Duo E7600	75
Core 2 Duo E7500	75
Athlon 64 X2 6000+	75
Athlon 64 X2 5400+	75
Core2 Duo E6700	75
Athlon 64 X2 5200+	75
Athlon 64 X2 5000+	75
Core 2 Duo E6850	75
Core 2 Duo E6750	75
Athlon 64 X2 5600+	75
Core 2 Duo E6600	75
Athlon 64 X2 5400+	75
Athlon 64 X2 5800+	75
Core 2 Duo E6750	75
Athlon 64 X2 5000+	75
Athlon 64 X2 5200+	75
Core2 Duo E6700	75
Athlon 64 X2 5600+	75
Core 2 Duo E6700	75
Athlon 64 X2 6000+	75
Core 2 Duo E7600	75
Core 2 Duo E8500	75
Core 2 Duo E8600	75
Core 2 Duo E4700	75
Core 2 Duo E7500	75
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60	70.2
Pentium D 960	70.2
Pentium D 940	70.2
Pentium D 950	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-60	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-62	70.2
Pentium D 940	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-74	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-72	70.2
Pentium D 960	70.2
Pentium D 950	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-60	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-62	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-74	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-72	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-74	70.2
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-62	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-60	70.2
Pentium D 950	70.2
Pentium D 940	70.2
Pentium D 960	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-72	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-74	70.2
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-62	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-60	70.2
Pentium D 950	70.2
Pentium D 940	70.2
Pentium D 960	70.2
Athlon 64 FX-72	70.2
Athlon 64 X2 FX-60	70.2

The Core i7-870 GPU ranks between the Core i7-880 and Core i7-860 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i7-880 but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i7-860 for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Core i7-870 leaves the Phenom II X6 1100T in the dust with a comfortable 2.9% lead in FPS. With its performance, the Core i7-870 snags the 99th spot on the leaderboard. The more affordable 6-core Phenom II X6 1100T delivers a solid punch in the gaming benchmarks, and with a price tag of ~$255.45, its higher score is thanks to those additional threads. All in all, the Core i7-870 stands out as a top-tier performer with its 4 cores and 8 threads in the gaming benchmark arena.

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