Intel Core i7-2920XM vs Intel Core i7-960

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-2920XM and Intel Core i7-960. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

650Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score545
2165Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2134
4398PassMark CPU Mark Rating3251
1520PassMark Single Thread Rating1456
27663DMark Time Spy Physics Score2593

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-2920XMProcessorIntel Core i7-960
2500 MHzFrequency3200 MHz
3500 MHzMaximum Frequency3460 MHz
4Cores4
8Threads8
55 WTDP130 W
Intel HD Graphics 3000GPU
Sandy BridgeCodenameBloomfield
Socket 988B rPGAPackageFCLGA1366

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

651Single-Core Score540
2183Multi-Core Score2393
Geekbench 5.2.3 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
LENOVO 20078ModelAlienware Area 51
LENOVO Base Board Product NameMotherboardAlienware 0J560M
Power PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-2920XMNameIntel Core i7-960
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5
2.49 GHzBase Frequency3.22 GHz
3.49 GHzMaximum Frequency3475 MHz
Socket 988B rPGAPackageSocket 1366 LGA
Sandy BridgeCodenameBloomfield
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache32.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache32.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 4L2 Cache256 KB x 4
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

8.00 GBSize24.00 GB
665 MHzFrequency668 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels3

Geekbench 5 result (single)

651Single-Core Score540
749Crypto Score59
641Integer Score553
657Floating Point Score 593
749
1.28 GB/sec
AES-XTS59
103.2 MB/sec
844
4.27 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)672
3.40 MB/sec
765
36.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression625
29.6 Mpixels/sec
619
1.75 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)620
1.75 MTE/sec
484
568.6 KElements/sec
HTML5541
635.4 KElements/sec
524
164.3 Krows/sec
SQLite503
157.4 Krows/sec
669
36.3 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering558
30.3 Mpixels/sec
662
210.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering488
155.5 KB/sec
640
4.99 Klines/sec
Clang526
4.10 Klines/sec
635
7.36 images/sec
Camera475
5.51 images/sec
802
1.00 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics460
576.0 Kpairs/sec
721
4465.4 FPS
Rigid Body Physics589
3648.7 FPS
598
32.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur507
27.9 Mpixels/sec
570
4.39 images/sec
Face Detection624
4.80 images/sec
640
15.8 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection638
15.7 Mpixels/sec
1057
51.9 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting977
47.9 Mpixels/sec
999
13.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR1022
13.9 Mpixels/sec
571
458.5 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing649
520.8 Kpixels/sec
422
3.78 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion436
3.91 Kpixels/sec
696
22.2 Words/sec
Speech Recognition728
23.3 Words/sec
443
17.1 images/sec
Machine Learning284
11.0 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2183Multi-Core Score2393
2242Crypto Score280
2150Integer Score2538
2245Floating Point Score 2430
2242
3.82 GB/sec
AES-XTS280
487.9 MB/sec
2964
15.0 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3643
18.4 MB/sec
2448
115.8 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression3146
148.9 Mpixels/sec
1896
5.35 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2327
6.56 MTE/sec
1965
2.31 MElements/sec
HTML52390
2.81 MElements/sec
2171
680.3 Krows/sec
SQLite2456
769.5 Krows/sec
2337
126.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2808
152.4 Mpixels/sec
1829
582.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering2067
658.4 KB/sec
2174
16.9 Klines/sec
Clang2479
19.3 Klines/sec
1803
20.9 images/sec
Camera1943
22.5 images/sec
2396
3.00 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics2105
2.63 Mpairs/sec
2463
15256.2 FPS
Rigid Body Physics2659
16476.5 FPS
1830
100.6 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1823
100.2 Mpixels/sec
2201
16.9 images/sec
Face Detection2733
21.0 images/sec
2448
60.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2945
72.6 Mpixels/sec
3520
172.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3705
181.8 Mpixels/sec
4051
55.2 Mpixels/sec
HDR4690
63.9 Mpixels/sec
2812
2.26 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing3008
2.42 Mpixels/sec
1541
13.8 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1904
17.1 Kpixels/sec
2002
64.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition2216
70.9 Words/sec
1016
39.3 images/sec
Machine Learning964
37.2 images/sec