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Intel Core i7-960 vs Intel Core i5-670

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 90 %
Intel Core i7-960
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i5-670
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-960
Rank 2 - 67 %
Intel Core i5-670
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

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

Intel Core i7-960
4C / 8T · 3.46 GHz
576
Intel Core i5-670
2C / 4T · 3.73 GHz
638
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

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

Intel Core i7-960
4C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
2,370
Intel Core i5-670
2C / 4T · 3.46 GHz
1,368

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At a glance

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Intel Core i7-960Intel Core i5-670
FamilyIntel Core i7 (300)Intel Core i5 (336)
CPU groupIntel Core i7 900 (7)Intel Core i5 600 (6)
ArchitectureBloomfieldClarkdale
Technology45 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1366LGA 1156
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-960Intel Core i5-670
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 82 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 2x
Frequency: 3.20 GHz 3.46 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.46 GHz 3.73 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache1.00 MB0.50 MB
L3-Cache8.00 MB4.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-960Intel Core i5-670
GPU nameno iGPUIntel HD Graphics (Westmere)
GPU frequency0.50 - 0.73 GHz
CUs / Shader / 12 / 24
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology32 nm
Release dateQ1/2010

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i7-960Intel Core i5-670
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-960Intel Core i5-670
MemoryDDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 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 i7-960Intel Core i5-670
TDP130 W73 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i7-960Intel Core i5-670
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 dateQ4/2009Q1/2010
Release price305 $305 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

Your rating

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Intel Core i7-960
Intel Core i7-960
4C / 8T · 3.20 - 3.46 GHz
Intel Core i5-670
Intel Core i5-670
2C / 4T · 3.46 - 3.73 GHz

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Intel Core i7-960
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