Intel Core i7-970 Need For Speed Benchmarks - Can Core i7-970 Run Need For Speed?

High-end Desktop processor released in 2010 with 6 cores and 12 threads. With base clock at 3.2GHz, max speed at 3.46GHz, and a 130W power rating. Core i7-970 is based on the Gulftown 32nm family and part of the Core i7 series.
Price 30.6%
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Productivity %
Gaming %

Core i7-970 - 1080p - RTX 3090 Ti - Need For Speed Benchmarks

Core i7-4930K
274.6
Core i7-4930K
274.6
Core i7-4930K
274.6
Core i7-4930K
274.6
Core i7-4820K
258.7
Core i7-4770K
258.7
Core i7-4820K
258.7
Core i7-4770K
258.7
Core i7-4820K
258.7
Core i7-4770K
258.7
Core i7-4820K
258.7
Core i7-4770K
258.7
Core i7-4771
257.7
Core i7-4771
257.7
Core i7-4771
257.7
Core i7-4771
257.7
Core i7-4770
256.5
Core i7-4770
256.5
Core i7-4770
256.5
Core i7-4770
256.5
Core i7-3770K
255.9
Core i7-3770K
255.9
Core i7-3770K
255.9
Core i7-3770K
255.9
Core i7-3770
253.8
Core i7-3770
253.8
Core i7-3770
253.8
Core i7-3770
253.8
FX-8300
251.8
FX-8300
251.8
FX-8300
251.8
FX-8300
251.8
Core i7-3930K
250.3
Core i7-3930K
250.3
Core i7-3930K
250.3
Core i7-3930K
250.3
Core i7-4770S
247.9
Core i7-4770S
247.9
Core i7-4770S
247.9
Core i7-3770S
247.9
Core i7-3770S
247.9
Core i7-3770S
247.9
Core i7-3770S
247.9
Core i7-4770S
247.9
FX-9590
246.9
FX-9590
246.9
FX-9590
246.9
FX-9590
246.9
Core i7-3820
246.8
Core i7-3820
246.8
Core i7-3820
246.8
Core i7-3820
246.8
FX-9370
245.7
FX-9370
245.7
FX-9370
245.7
FX-9370
245.7
FX-8350
243.5
FX-8350
243.5
FX-8350
243.5
FX-8350
243.5
FX-8150
241.2
FX-8150
241.2
FX-8150
241.2
FX-8150
241.2
FX-8320
240
FX-8320
240
FX-8320
240
FX-8320
240
FX-8140
239.2
FX-8140
239.2
FX-8140
239.2
FX-8140
239.2
Core i7-970
238.9
Core i7-980
238.9
Core i7-970
238.9
Core i7-980
238.9
Core i7-970
238.9
Core i7-980
238.9
Core i7-970
238.9
Core i7-980
238.9
Core i7-2700K
237
Core i7-2600K
237
Core i7-2600K
237
Core i7-2600
237
Core i7-2700K
237
Core i7-2600K
237
Core i7-2600
237
Core i7-2700K
237
Core i7-2600K
237
Core i7-2600
237
Core i7-2700K
237
Core i7-2600
237
FX-8100
227.4
FX-8120
227.4
FX-8100
227.4
FX-8120
227.4
FX-8120
227.4
FX-8120
227.4
FX-8100
227.4
FX-8100
227.4
Core i7-880
226.2
Core i7-940
226.2
Core i7-965
226.2
Core i7-950
226.2
Core i7-2600S
226.2
Core i7-875K
226.2
Core i7-860
226.2
Core i7-960
226.2
Core i7-870
226.2
Core i7-975
226.2
Core i7-940
226.2
Core i7-965
226.2
Core i7-950
226.2
Core i7-860
226.2
Core i7-975
226.2
Core i7-2600S
226.2
Core i7-870
226.2
Core i7-875K
226.2
Core i7-960
226.2
Core i7-875K
226.2
Core i7-880
226.2
Core i7-960
226.2
Core i7-870
226.2
Core i7-860
226.2
Core i7-940
226.2
Core i7-965
226.2
Core i7-950
226.2
Core i7-2600S
226.2
Core i7-975
226.2
Core i7-880
226.2
Core i7-870
226.2
Core i7-860
226.2
Core i7-975
226.2
Core i7-940
226.2
Core i7-965
226.2
Core i7-950
226.2
Core i7-2600S
226.2
Core i7-875K
226.2
Core i7-880
226.2
Core i7-960
226.2
Phenom II X6 1065T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1090T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1075T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
219.9
Phenom II X6 1055T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1055T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1100T BE
219.9
Phenom II X6 1100T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1090T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1075T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
219.9
Phenom II X6 1100T BE
219.9
Phenom II X6 1100T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
219.9
Phenom II X6 1065T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1055T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1065T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1100T BE
219.9
Phenom II X6 1100T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1090T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1055T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1075T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1065T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1100T BE
219.9
Phenom II X6 1100T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1090T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1075T
219.9
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W)
219.9
Core i7-870S
215.3
Core i7-920
215.3
Core i7-930
215.3
Core i7-870S
215.3
Core i7-860S
215.3
Core i7-920
215.3
Core i7-930
215.3
Core i7-930
215.3
Core i7-860S
215.3
Core i7-930
215.3
Core i7-870S
215.3
Core i7-860S
215.3
Core i7-920
215.3
Core i7-870S
215.3
Core i7-860S
215.3
Core i7-920
215.3
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
210
Core 2 Quad Q9505
210
Core 2 Quad Q9550
210
Core 2 Quad Q9650
210
Phenom II X4 920
210
Phenom II X4 925
210
Phenom II X4 955
210
Phenom II X4 945
210
Phenom II X4 B95
210
Phenom II X4 965
210
Phenom II X4 820
210
Phenom II X4 B93
210
Core 2 Quad Q9400
210
Phenom II X4 850
210
Phenom II X4 830
210
Phenom II X4 970
210
Phenom II X4 975
210
Phenom II X4 B99
210
Core 2 Quad Q9450
210
Phenom II X4 970
210
Phenom II X4 850
210
Phenom II X4 945
210
Core 2 Quad Q9400
210
Core 2 Quad Q9450
210
Core 2 Quad Q9505
210
Core 2 Quad Q9550
210
Core 2 Quad Q9650
210
Phenom II X4 920
210
Phenom II X4 925
210
Phenom II X4 955
210
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
210
Phenom II X4 980
210
Phenom II X4 965
210
Phenom II X4 820
210
Phenom II X4 B93
210
Phenom II X4 B95
210
Phenom II X4 940
210
Phenom II X4 830
210
Phenom II X4 975
210
Phenom II X4 B99
210
Phenom II X4 980
210
Phenom II X4 940
210
Core 2 Quad Q9400
210
Phenom II X4 820
210
Core 2 Quad Q9550
210
Core 2 Quad Q9650
210
Phenom II X4 920
210
Phenom II X4 925
210
Phenom II X4 955
210
Phenom II X4 945
210
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
210
Phenom II X4 965
210
Phenom II X4 B93
210
Core 2 Quad Q9450
210
Phenom II X4 B95
210
Phenom II X4 940
210
Phenom II X4 970
210
Phenom II X4 975
210
Phenom II X4 B99
210
Phenom II X4 980
210
Phenom II X4 850
210
Core 2 Quad Q9450
210
Core 2 Quad Q9505
210
Phenom II X4 830
210
Core 2 Quad Q9400
210
Phenom II X4 965
210
Phenom II X4 850
210
Core 2 Quad Q9550
210
Core 2 Quad Q9650
210
Phenom II X4 920
210
Phenom II X4 925
210
Phenom II X4 955
210
Phenom II X4 945
210
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
210
Core 2 Quad Q9505
210
Phenom II X4 820
210
Phenom II X4 B95
210
Phenom II X4 940
210
Phenom II X4 830
210
Phenom II X4 970
210
Phenom II X4 975
210
Phenom II X4 B99
210
Phenom II X4 B93
210
Phenom II X4 980
210
Phenom II X6 1090T Black
208.8
Phenom II X6 1035T
208.8
Phenom II X6 1100T Black
208.8
Phenom II X6 1090T Black
208.8
Phenom II X6 1045T
208.8
Phenom II X6 1035T
208.8
Phenom II X6 1100T Black
208.8
Phenom II X6 1090T Black
208.8
Phenom II X6 1045T
208.8
Phenom II X6 1035T
208.8
Phenom II X6 1100T Black
208.8
Phenom II X6 1045T
208.8
Phenom II X6 1090T Black
208.8
Phenom II X6 1100T Black
208.8
Phenom II X6 1045T
208.8
Phenom II X6 1035T
208.8
Phenom II X4 970 Black
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q9400S
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q9505S
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q9550S
199.4
Phenom II X4 965 Black
199.4
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)
199.4
Phenom II X4 810
199.4
Phenom II X4 980 Black
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q6600
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q8400
199.4
Phenom II X4 960T
199.4
Phenom II X4 B97
199.4
Phenom II X4 805
199.4
Phenom II X4 910
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q6700
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q9400S
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
199.4
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q6600
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q6700
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q6600
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q9505S
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q9550S
199.4
Phenom II X4 970 Black
199.4
Phenom II X4 960T
199.4
Phenom II X4 980 Black
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q8400
199.4
Phenom II X4 810
199.4
Phenom II X4 910
199.4
Phenom II X4 805
199.4
Phenom II X4 B97
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
199.4
Phenom II X4 965 Black
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q6700
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q6700
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q9400S
199.4
Phenom II X4 960T
199.4
Phenom II X4 B97
199.4
Phenom II X4 805
199.4
Phenom II X4 910
199.4
Phenom II X4 810
199.4
Phenom II X4 980 Black
199.4
Phenom II X4 970 Black
199.4
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)
199.4
Phenom II X4 965 Black
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q9550S
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q9505S
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q9400S
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q8400
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q6600
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q6600 (95W)
199.4
Phenom II X4 960T
199.4
Phenom II X4 B97
199.4
Phenom II X4 805
199.4
Phenom II X4 910
199.4
Phenom II X4 810
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q8400
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q9505S
199.4
Phenom II X4 980 Black
199.4
Phenom II X4 970 Black
199.4
Phenom II X4 965 Black (140W)
199.4
Phenom II X4 965 Black
199.4
Core 2 Quad Q9550S
199.4
Phenom II X2 B59
194.5
Phenom II X2 B59
194.5
Phenom II X2 B59
194.5
Phenom II X2 B59
194.5
Phenom II X4 905e
188.8
Phenom II X4 955 Black
188.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black
188.8
Phenom X4 9500
188.8
Phenom X4 9600
188.8
Phenom II X4 840T
188.8
Phenom II X4 900e
188.8
Phenom II X4 910e
188.8
Phenom II X4 905e
188.8
Phenom II X4 955 Black
188.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black
188.8
Phenom X4 9500
188.8
Phenom X4 9600
188.8
Phenom II X4 910e
188.8
Phenom II X4 900e
188.8
Phenom II X4 955 Black
188.8
Phenom II X4 840T
188.8
Phenom X4 9600
188.8
Phenom II X4 840T
188.8
Phenom II X4 910e
188.8
Phenom II X4 900e
188.8
Phenom X4 9600
188.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black
188.8
Phenom X4 9500
188.8
Phenom II X4 905e
188.8
Phenom II X4 840T
188.8
Phenom II X4 900e
188.8
Phenom II X4 905e
188.8
Phenom II X4 955 Black
188.8
Phenom II X4 940 Black
188.8
Phenom X4 9500
188.8
Phenom II X4 910e
188.8
Phenom II X4 840
178.3
Phenom X4 9600B
178.3
Phenom X4 9550
178.3
Phenom X4 9650
178.3
Phenom X4 9600B
178.3
Phenom X4 9750B
178.3
Phenom X4 9850B
178.3
Phenom X4 9550
178.3
Phenom X4 9650
178.3
Phenom X4 9750B
178.3
Phenom X4 9850B
178.3
Phenom X4 9750B
178.3
Phenom II X4 840
178.3
Phenom X4 9550
178.3
Phenom II X4 840
178.3
Phenom X4 9750B
178.3
Phenom X4 9850B
178.3
Phenom X4 9600B
178.3
Phenom X4 9650
178.3
Phenom II X4 840
178.3
Phenom X4 9850B
178.3
Phenom X4 9600B
178.3
Phenom X4 9550
178.3
Phenom X4 9650
178.3
Phenom X3 8650
172.7
Phenom X3 8600
172.7
Phenom X3 8650
172.7
Phenom X3 8550
172.7
Phenom X3 8600
172.7
Phenom X3 8650
172.7
Phenom X3 8550
172.7
Phenom X3 8600
172.7
Phenom X3 8550
172.7
Phenom X3 8600
172.7
Phenom X3 8650
172.7
Phenom X3 8550
172.7
Phenom II X4 960T Black
167.7
Phenom II X4 960T Black
167.7
Phenom II X4 960T Black
167.7
Phenom II X4 960T Black
167.7
Phenom X3 8400
162.4
Phenom X3 8750
162.4
Phenom X3 8850
162.4
Phenom X3 8400
162.4
Phenom X3 8750
162.4
Phenom X3 8850
162.4
Phenom X3 8400
162.4
Phenom X3 8850
162.4
Phenom X3 8400
162.4
Phenom X3 8750
162.4
Phenom X3 8850
162.4
Phenom X3 8750
162.4
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
155.3
Core 2 Duo E8600
155.3
Core 2 Duo E8500
155.3
Core 2 Duo E7600
155.3
Core 2 Duo E7500
155.3
Core 2 Duo E8600
155.3
Athlon 64 X2 5800+
155.3
Core 2 Duo E4700
155.3
Athlon 64 X2 5800+
155.3
Core 2 Duo E8500
155.3
Core 2 Duo E7600
155.3
Core 2 Duo E7500
155.3
Core 2 Duo E4700
155.3
Core 2 Duo E7600
155.3
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
155.3
Core 2 Duo E7500
155.3
Core 2 Duo E8500
155.3
Core 2 Duo E8600
155.3
Core 2 Duo E4700
155.3
Athlon 64 X2 5800+
155.3
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
155.3
Core 2 Duo E7500
155.3
Core 2 Duo E7600
155.3
Core 2 Duo E8500
155.3
Core 2 Duo E8600
155.3
Core 2 Duo E4700
155.3
Athlon 64 X2 5800+
155.3
Athlon 64 X2 6000+
155.3

The Core i7-970 GPU ranks between the Core i7-980 and Core i7-980 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i7-980 but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i7-980 for those epic gaming sessions. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Core i7-970 shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Core i7-870 by a whopping 5.6%. Once again, the Core i7-870 gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Gulftown-based successor shows a ~5.6% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Core i7-870 is a testament to how far behind the high-end Lynnfield-based GPUs lag compared to the new Gulftown lineup. With its performance, the Core i7-970 snags the 79th spot on the leaderboard. Intel's Core i7-970 may only have a slight edge over the Core i7-870, but it opens up a significant lead over the stock Phenom II X4 980 in gaming marathons. All in all, the Core i7-970 stands out as a top-tier performer with its 6 cores and 12 threads in the gaming benchmark arena.

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