Intel Core i7 920 

Released October, 2008
  • 2.66 GHz
  • Quad core
4.8 Out of 10

Pros: You can get a 50% Overclock instantly,Great processing Bandwidth,Nice HUGE heatsink,L3 Cache size.
by kairi_zeroblade (Dec, 2011)
Even when the 950 was overclocked it usually did not make it far past where the 920 could go, making the 920 the best option by far IMO.
by hfcobra (Jan, 2012)

CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of the Intel Core i7 920 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 920
5.3
Core i5 2400
5.7
Core i5 2500K
5.9
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 920
4.2
Core i5 2400
6.5
Core i5 2500K
7.1
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 920
0.0
Core i5 2400
n.d.
Core i5 2500K
n.d.
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 920
0.0
Core i5 2400
n.d.
Core i5 2500K
n.d.
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 920
5.2
Core i5 2400
8.2
Core i5 2500K
8.4
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 920
5.6
Core i5 2400
7.6
Core i5 2500K
7.0
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
4.8

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 920
4.8
Core i5 2400
8.3
Core i5 2500K
8.4

Benchmarks Real world tests of the Intel Core i7 920

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 920
7,014
Core i5 2500K
9,382
Core i5 2400
8,298

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 920
1,959
Core i5 2500K
2,994
Core i5 2400
2,638

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 920
143,700 MB/s
Core i5 2500K
2,530,000 MB/s
Core i5 2400
2,260,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 920
7,125
Core i5 2500K
10,319
Core i5 2400
8,258

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 920
7,791
Core i5 2500K
11,186
Core i5 2400
9,093

GeekBench

Core i7 920
9,242
Core i5 2500K
13,624
Core i5 2400
10,769

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 920
4,958
Core i5 2500K
6,383
Core i5 2400
5,901

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 920
1,164
Core i5 2500K
1,863
Core i5 2400
1,742

Reviews Word on the street for the Intel Core i7 920

8.8
read review
Sandy-Bridge will be cheaper than LGA1366 while also giving better performance in video-editing and other applications so if you need something cost-effective then go with Sandy-Bridge but if you can get a deal on a i7 920, go for it.

What People Are Saying Give it to me straight

Socket Type

It was a high end CPU with HT tech that almost everyone could afford and overclocked extremely well for people who wanted more power without paying $500 for the 950.
by hfcobra (Jan, 2012)
4 GHz was generally easily attainable (I put mine straight to 4 when i installed it and never looked back).
by IEATFISH (Nov, 2011)
Very fast, it's never reached over 90% load and I do sony vegas 11 and photoshop CS5 work all the time.
by cards525 (Feb, 2013)

Overclocking

With a good overclock it actually ran much faster than the 950.
by hfcobra (Jan, 2012)
When this chip first came out, it was sort of a holy grail of overclocking.
by IEATFISH (Nov, 2011)
Ever since I bought it I have had a 4.2 GHz overclock on it and never had one stability issue after I initially gained stability.
by hfcobra (Jan, 2012)

Socket

I have been running close to 4Ghz for 1.5 years with no problems, this processor can handle most modern tasks thrown at it, although with the speed with which technology advances, I must say that it's slowly starting to show its age, since the original models were released a bit more than three years ago.
by srsdude (Dec, 2011)

Performance

For the price and performance, it was hard to beat the 920.
by IEATFISH (Nov, 2011)

Power

But while it may beat SB in that sense, the part where Sandy-Bridge processors win in is cost to power ratios.
by TheSocialHermit (Nov, 2011)

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Clock speed 2.66 GHz
Turbo clock speed 2.93 GHz
Cores Quad core
Socket type LGA 1366
Is unlocked No

features

Has a NX bit Yes
Supports trusted computing No
Has virtualization support Yes
Instruction set extensions
  1. MMX
  2. SSE
  3. SSE2
  4. SSE4.1
  5. SSE3
  6. Supplemental SSE3
  7. SSE4.2
  8. SSE4
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes

integrated graphics

GPU None

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in
Memory type
  1. DDR3-1066
  2. DDR3-800
  3. DDR3
Channels Triple Channel
Supports ECC No
Maximum bandwidth 25,599.99 MB/s

details

Architecture x86-64
Threads 8 threads
L2 cache 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 45 nm
Transistor count 731,000,000
Max CPUs 1
Clock multiplier 20
Voltage range 0.8 - 1.38V
Operating temperature Unknown - 67.9°C

overclocking

Overclock popularity 491
Overclock review score 4.5
Overclocked clock speed 4.22 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.19 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 3,419.4
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.22 GHz

power consumption

TDP 130W
Annual home energy cost 48.38 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 134.55 $/year
Performance per watt 1.21 pt/W
Idle power consumption 81.7W
Peak power consumption 153.6W
Typical power consumption 135.63W

bus

Architecture QPI
Number of links 1
Data rate 19,200 MB/s
Transfer rate 4,800 MT/s
Clock speed 2,400 MHz
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Comments

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marco lino (10:44 AM, February 24, 2017)
I7 920 has 8M Cache
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