UNISOC T612 vs Intel Core i7-960

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UNISOC T612 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-960
UNISOC T612 Intel Core i7-960

CPU comparison

UNISOC T612 or Intel Core i7-960 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The UNISOC T612 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 0 memory channels. The UNISOC T612 was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Core i7-960 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.46 GHz. The CPU supports up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-960 was released in Q4/2009.
UNISOC 4G (10) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
UNISOC 4G 12nm (8) CPU group Intel Core i7 900 (7)
0 Generation 1
-- Architecture Bloomfield
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The UNISOC T612 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.80 GHz. The Intel Core i7-960 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.46 GHz).

UNISOC T612 Characteristic Intel Core i7-960
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.80 GHz
2x Cortex-A75
A-Core 3.20 GHz (3.46 GHz)
1.80 GHz
6x Cortex-A55
B-Core --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic Intel Core i7-960
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

ARM Mali-G57 MP1 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
Vallhall 1 GPU Generation --
7 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
32 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

ARM Mali-G57 MP1 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode / Encode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The UNISOC T612 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-960 can connect up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic Intel Core i7-960
LPDDR4X-1600 Memory DDR3-1066
Max. Memory 24 GB
0 Memory channels 3
-- Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The UNISOC T612 has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i7-960 is 130 W.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic Intel Core i7-960
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The UNISOC T612 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-960 cache has a total of 9.00 MB.

UNISOC T612 Characteristic Intel Core i7-960
12 nm Technology 45 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
-- Socket LGA 1366
None Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
No AES-NI No
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q4/2009
-- Release price 305 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
UNISOC T612 UNISOC T612
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
576 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
UNISOC T612 UNISOC T612
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2370 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
UNISOC T612 UNISOC T612
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
610 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
UNISOC T612 UNISOC T612
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2130 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
UNISOC T612 UNISOC T612
ARM Mali-G57 MP1 @ 0.65 GHz
83 (100%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
UNISOC T612 UNISOC T612
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3266 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
UNISOC T612 UNISOC T612
8C 8T @ 1.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1503 (100%)

Devices using this processor

UNISOC T612 Intel Core i7-960
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