Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-860 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 75.52

Overall Rank:
2616th fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
2703rd fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
770th fastest in out of 1430 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $40.00 USD (2025-04-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3021

Single Thread Rating

1332

Samples: 4241*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,806
Thread: 1,263

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	16,026 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,866 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,794 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	564.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	65,287 KBytes/Sec
Physics	359 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,853 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,332 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 17th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$40.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,729
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,318
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,048
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,186
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,712
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,646
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz		3,021

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		146.82
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.17
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz		75.52
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz		1,332

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2569963 - Apr 21 2025		2849
BL2568277 - Apr 20 2025		3245
BL2557724 - Apr 16 2025		3296
BL2556813 - Apr 15 2025		3333
BL2555376 - Apr 15 2025		3267

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz		3,021
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core i7-860		2,411 (-20.2%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-860		3,695 (+22.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i7-860		3,238 (+7.2%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i7-860		2,986 (-1.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core i7-860		2,713 (-10.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		2,351 (-22.2%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i7-860		3,352 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		3,403 (+12.6%)
Intel Core i7-960 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		3,366 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		3,325 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		3,236 (+7.1%)
Intel Core i7-870 @ 2.93GHz vs Intel Core i7-860		3,159 (+4.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,175
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,320
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,845
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,605
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,817
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,705
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,423
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,341
Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz		560

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-860 @ 2.80GHz

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