Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-860S 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.
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Is the Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 82 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 S 860 @ 2.53GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU S 860 @ 2.53GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 22.80

Overall Rank:
2857th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
3048th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
846th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $100.00 USD (2024-05-31)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2280

Single Thread Rating

1093

Samples: 10*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,515
Thread: 1,343

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz

Integer Math	12,034 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,095 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	18 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,548 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	379.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	51,768 KBytes/Sec
Physics	351 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,376 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,093 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of December 2024

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of December 2024.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz		2,280

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz		22.80
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz		1,093

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2158630 - Aug 01 2024		2849
BL5055308 - Jan 09 2024		1215
BL5041901 - Jul 16 2023		1226
BL5015337 - Apr 20 2022		2123
BL1320317 - Nov 10 2020		3540

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz		2,280
Intel Core i7-920 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-860S		2,840 (+24.6%)
Intel Core i5-760 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-860S		2,634 (+15.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i7-860S		2,548 (+11.8%)
Intel Core i5-2390T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-860S		2,493 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i3-2105 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-860S		1,846 (-19.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-860S		3,882 (+70.3%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs Intel Core i7-860S		2,533 (+11.1%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-860S		5,492 (+140.9%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-860S		4,633 (+103.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs Intel Core i7-860S		2,839 (+24.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Core i7-860S		2,536 (+11.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 850 vs Intel Core i7-860S		2,400 (+5.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i7-860S @ 2.53GHz		513

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