CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 870 vs 760 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 870
5.1
Core i5 760
3.0
Core i7 860
4.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 870
1.6
Core i5 760
0.0
Core i7 860
0.0
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 870
0.0
Core i5 760
0.0
Core i7 860
0.0
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 870
0.0
Core i5 760
0.0
Core i7 860
0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 870
4.1
Core i5 760
3.3
Core i7 860
3.6
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 870
n.d.
Core i5 760
n.d.
Core i7 860
n.d.
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
3.3

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 870
3.3
Core i5 760
2.3
Core i7 860
2.8

Winner
Intel Core i7 870 

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Supports trusted computing Yes vs No Somewhat common; Allows for safer, more reliable computing
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 870 vs i5 760

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 870
8,046
Core i5 760
6,297

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 870
2,243
Core i5 760
2,089

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 870
142,100 MB/s
Core i5 760
132,200 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 870
7,874
Core i5 760
5,838

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 870
8,534
Core i5 760
6,551

GeekBench

Core i7 870
10,143
Core i5 760
7,997

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 870
5,398
Core i5 760
3,903

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 870
1,300
Core i5 760
1,196

Reviews Word on the street

Core i7 870  vs i5 760 
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Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 870  vs
i5 760 
Clock speed 2.93 GHz 2.8 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.6 GHz 3.33 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 1156
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes No
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 95W 95W
Annual home energy cost 42.57 $/year 39.42 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 120.89 $/year 115.63 $/year
Performance per watt 1.11 pt/W 1.3 pt/W
Idle power consumption 70W 62W
Peak power consumption 138W 132W
Typical power consumption 121W 114.5W

bus
Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 2,500 MT/s 2,500 MT/s

details

 Core i7 870  vs
i5 760 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 4
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 45 nm 45 nm
Transistor count 774,000,000 774,000,000
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 22 21
Voltage range 0.65 - 1.4V 0.65 - 1.4V
Operating temperature Unknown - 72.7°C Unknown - 72.7°C

overclocking
Overclock popularity 37 131
Overclocked clock speed 4.1 GHz 4.13 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.28 GHz 4.49 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.1 GHz 4.13 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU None None
Label N/A N/A
Latest DirectX N/A N/A
Number of displays supported N/A N/A
GPU clock speed N/A N/A
Turbo clock speed N/A N/A
3DMark06 N/A N/A

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1333
DDR3-1066
DDR3
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 21,333.32 MB/s 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 16,384 MB 16,384 MB
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