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Intel Core i7-920 vs Intel Core i7-870

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 99 %
Intel Core i7-920
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-870
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 98 %
Intel Core i7-920
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-870
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.93 GHz
525
Intel Core i7-870
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
481
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.66 GHz
1,771
Intel Core i7-870
4C / 8T · 2.93 GHz
1,541
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.93 GHz
513
Intel Core i7-870
4C / 8T · 3.60 GHz
574
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.66 GHz
2,085
Intel Core i7-870
4C / 8T · 2.93 GHz
2,124
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.66 GHz
1,263
Intel Core i7-870
4C / 8T · 2.93 GHz
1,414

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i7-870
FamilyIntel Core i7 (300)Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU groupIntel Core i7 900 (7)Intel Core i7 800 (6)
ArchitectureBloomfieldLynnfield
Technology45 nm45 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1366LGA 1156
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i7-870
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 84 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 4x
Frequency: 2.66 GHz 2.93 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 2.93 GHz 3.60 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache1.00 MB1.00 MB
L3-Cache8.00 MB8.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i7-870
GPU nameno iGPUno iGPU
GPU frequency
CUs / Shader / /
Raytracing
Max. displays
Max. GPU Memory
Technology
Release date

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i7-870
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i7-870
MemoryDDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
Max. Memory24 GB16 GB
Memory channels32
ECCNoNo
PCIe2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i7-870
TDP130 W95 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i7-870
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release dateQ4/2008Q2/2010
Release price305 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

Your rating

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Intel Core i7-920
Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.66 - 2.93 GHz
Intel Core i7-870
Intel Core i7-870
4C / 8T · 2.93 - 3.60 GHz

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