Intel Core i7-3612QM vs Intel Core i7-960

What is the difference between Intel Core i7-3612QM and Intel Core i7-960. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

601Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score545
2298Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2134
4486PassMark CPU Mark Rating3251
1504PassMark Single Thread Rating1456
27173DMark Time Spy Physics Score2593

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-3612QMProcessorIntel Core i7-960
2100 MHzFrequency3200 MHz
3100 MHzMaximum Frequency3460 MHz
4Cores4
8Threads8
35 WTDP130 W
Ivy BridgeCodenameBloomfield
FCPGA988PackageFCLGA1366

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

613Single-Core Score540
2472Multi-Core Score2393
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Home (64-bit)
LENOVO 2349CTOModelAlienware Area 51
LENOVO 2349CTOMotherboardAlienware 0J560M
BalancedPower PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-3612QMNameIntel Core i7-960
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9IdentifierGenuineIntel Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 5
2.10 GHzBase Frequency3.22 GHz
3092 MHzMaximum Frequency3475 MHz
Socket 988B rPGAPackageSocket 1366 LGA
Ivy 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
6.00 MB x 1L3 Cache8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

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

Geekbench 5 result (single)

613Single-Core Score540
687Crypto Score59
592Integer Score553
646Floating Point Score 593
687
1.17 GB/sec
AES-XTS59
103.2 MB/sec
641
3.24 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)672
3.40 MB/sec
684
32.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression625
29.6 Mpixels/sec
624
1.76 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)620
1.75 MTE/sec
527
619.3 KElements/sec
HTML5541
635.4 KElements/sec
541
169.6 Krows/sec
SQLite503
157.4 Krows/sec
600
32.6 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering558
30.3 Mpixels/sec
590
188.1 KB/sec
Text Rendering488
155.5 KB/sec
553
4.31 Klines/sec
Clang526
4.10 Klines/sec
583
6.76 images/sec
Camera475
5.51 images/sec
571
714.8 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics460
576.0 Kpairs/sec
643
3986.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics589
3648.7 FPS
566
31.1 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur507
27.9 Mpixels/sec
595
4.58 images/sec
Face Detection624
4.80 images/sec
635
15.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection638
15.7 Mpixels/sec
1039
51.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting977
47.9 Mpixels/sec
1082
14.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR1022
13.9 Mpixels/sec
713
572.5 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing649
520.8 Kpixels/sec
437
3.92 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion436
3.91 Kpixels/sec
636
20.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition728
23.3 Words/sec
470
18.2 images/sec
Machine Learning284
11.0 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2472Multi-Core Score2393
2766Crypto Score280
2414Integer Score2538
2547Floating Point Score 2430
2766
4.71 GB/sec
AES-XTS280
487.9 MB/sec
3160
16.0 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3643
18.4 MB/sec
3037
143.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression3146
148.9 Mpixels/sec
2052
5.79 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2327
6.56 MTE/sec
1995
2.34 MElements/sec
HTML52390
2.81 MElements/sec
2343
734.2 Krows/sec
SQLite2456
769.5 Krows/sec
2610
141.7 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2808
152.4 Mpixels/sec
2275
724.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering2067
658.4 KB/sec
2360
18.4 Klines/sec
Clang2479
19.3 Klines/sec
2159
25.0 images/sec
Camera1943
22.5 images/sec
2598
3.25 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics2105
2.63 Mpairs/sec
3114
19290.7 FPS
Rigid Body Physics2659
16476.5 FPS
2062
113.3 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur1823
100.2 Mpixels/sec
2470
19.0 images/sec
Face Detection2733
21.0 images/sec
2748
67.7 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection2945
72.6 Mpixels/sec
3740
183.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3705
181.8 Mpixels/sec
4637
63.2 Mpixels/sec
HDR4690
63.9 Mpixels/sec
3242
2.60 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing3008
2.42 Mpixels/sec
1858
16.6 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1904
17.1 Kpixels/sec
2095
67.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition2216
70.9 Words/sec
1181
45.6 images/sec
Machine Learning964
37.2 images/sec