Intel Core i7-950 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i7-950 has 4 cores with 8 threads and is based on the 1. gen of the Intel Core i7 series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 1366 socket and was released in Q2/2009. The Intel Core i7-950 scores 569 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 2,313 points.
Intel Core i7-950

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Core i7-950. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Core i7-950.

Name: Intel Core i7-950
Family: Intel Core i7 (293)
CPU group: Intel Core i7 900 (7)
Architecture: Bloomfield
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-950 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-950 is 3.06 GHz (3.33 GHz). The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 4 / 8
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 4x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.06 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): 3.33 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): --

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 24 GB memory in 3 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1066
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 24 GB
Memory channels: 3
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 130 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 130 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-950 is made in 45 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 9.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 45 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1366
L2-Cache: 1.00 MB
L3-Cache: 8.00 MB
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q2/2009
Release price: 305 $
Part Number: BX80601950
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-950 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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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.
Intel Core i3-7020U Intel Core i3-7020U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
571
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
571
Intel Celeron 4305U Intel Celeron 4305U
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
570
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
569
Intel Core i7-3517UE Intel Core i7-3517UE
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
568
Intel Celeron G1830 Intel Celeron G1830
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
568
Intel Core i7-2637M Intel Core i7-2637M
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
567

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.
Intel Core i3-6320 Intel Core i3-6320
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2331
Intel Core i7-880 Intel Core i7-880
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
2328
Intel Core i3-7300 Intel Core i3-7300
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
2325
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
2313
AMD FX-8300 AMD FX-8300
8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz
2311
Intel Core i5-2320 Intel Core i5-2320
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
2304
Intel Core i7-2670QM Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
2302

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.
Intel Celeron G4900T Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
594
Intel Core i7-2820QM Intel Core i7-2820QM
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz
591
Intel Pentium Silver N6005 Intel Pentium Silver N6005
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
591
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
590
Intel Core i5-4202Y Intel Core i5-4202Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
589
Intel Core i5-4220Y Intel Core i5-4220Y
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
589
Intel Core i7-3632QM Intel Core i7-3632QM
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
588

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.
AMD Athlon 300U AMD Athlon 300U
2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1967
Intel Core i7-4558U Intel Core i7-4558U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1967
Intel Core i5-3450 Intel Core i5-3450
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1966
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
1965
Intel Core i5-5257U Intel Core i5-5257U
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1964
Intel Core i5-3350P Intel Core i5-3350P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1962
Intel Core i7-3612QM Intel Core i7-3612QM
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1955

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.
Intel Core i7-5557U Intel Core i7-5557U
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
3201
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3198
Intel Core i3-4170T Intel Core i3-4170T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3190
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
3178
Intel Core i5-4330M Intel Core i5-4330M
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
3170
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3169
Intel Core i5-6198DU Intel Core i5-6198DU
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3164

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.
Intel Core i5-3570K Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1447
Intel Core i5-7400 Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1444
AMD Ryzen 5 3450U AMD Ryzen 5 3450U
4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz
1443
Intel Core i7-950 Intel Core i7-950
4C 8T @ 3.06 GHz
1442
Intel Core i5-3570 Intel Core i5-3570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1436
Intel Core i7-3632QM Intel Core i7-3632QM
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
1434
Intel Core i5-4590S Intel Core i5-4590S
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
1419

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