Intel Core i7-2960XM: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

The Intel Core i7-2960XM is a 4-core and 8-thread processor configuration with a base clock speed of 2700 MHz. The CPU specifications and performance tests (benchmarks) are listed below.

Performance (Benchmarks)

Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score
671
Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score
2353
PassMark CPU Mark Rating
4423
PassMark Single Thread Rating
1491
3DMark Time Spy Physics Score
2855

Processor Specs

Processor
Intel Core i7-2960XM
Frequency
2700 MHz
Maximum Frequency
3700 MHz
Cores
4
Threads
8
TDP
55 W
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Codename
Sandy Bridge
Package
Socket 988B rPGA
Intel Core i7-2960XM
Intel Core i7-2960XM: CPU Specs and Performance, Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

Single-Core Score
688
Multi-Core Score
2531
Benchmark
Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Model
Dell Inc. Precision M6600
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 04YY4M
Power Plan
Balanced

CPU Specifications

Name
Intel Core i7-2960XM
Topology
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
Identifier
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
Base Frequency
2.69 GHz
Maximum Frequency
3.69 GHz
Package
Socket 988B rPGA
Codename
Sandy Bridge
L1 Instruction Cache
32.0 KB x 4
L1 Data Cache
32.0 KB x 4
L2 Cache
256 KB x 4
L3 Cache
8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

Size
24.00 GB
Frequency
798 MHz
Type
DDR3 SDRAM
Channels
2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

Single-Core Score688
Crypto Score722
Integer Score662
Floating Point Score 737
AES-XTS722
1.23 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)749
3.79 MB/sec
Image Compression744
35.2 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)706
1.99 MTE/sec
HTML5604
709.4 KElements/sec
SQLite609
190.8 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering662
35.9 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering658
209.8 KB/sec
Clang625
4.87 Klines/sec
Camera622
7.21 images/sec
N-Body Physics694
868.7 Kpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics699
4332.5 FPS
Gaussian Blur562
30.9 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection701
5.40 images/sec
Horizon Detection712
17.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting1189
58.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR1226
16.7 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing812
652.2 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion495
4.44 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition807
25.8 Words/sec
Machine Learning542
20.9 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

Multi-Core Score2531
Crypto Score3293
Integer Score2491
Floating Point Score 2489
AES-XTS3293
5.61 GB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3392
17.2 MB/sec
Image Compression3023
143.0 Mpixels/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)2174
6.13 MTE/sec
HTML52542
2.98 MElements/sec
SQLite2673
837.3 Krows/sec
PDF Rendering2704
146.8 Mpixels/sec
Text Rendering2316
737.9 KB/sec
Clang2206
17.2 Klines/sec
Camera1766
20.5 images/sec
N-Body Physics2074
2.59 Mpairs/sec
Rigid Body Physics2962
18352.6 FPS
Gaussian Blur2204
121.2 Mpixels/sec
Face Detection2567
19.8 images/sec
Horizon Detection2687
66.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3880
190.4 Mpixels/sec
HDR4152
56.6 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing3455
2.77 Mpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1675
15.0 Kpixels/sec
Speech Recognition2137
68.3 Words/sec
Machine Learning1222
47.2 images/sec