Intel · Core

Core i7-960

Released October 2009

A four-core Bloomfield desktop processor with Hyper-Threading, three-channel DDR3 memory and an LGA1366 socket.

Specifications

Cores: 4
Threads: 8
Base clock: 3.2 GHz
Boost clock: 3.46 GHz
L3 cache: 8 MB
Cores: Four cores and eight threads with Hyper-Threading. Hardware-Magazin's exact-model introduction explicitly describes a fixed multiplier; base-clock overclocking remains possible.
Clocks: 3.2 GHz base and up to 3.46 GHz Turbo Boost. Intel lists Q4 2009. The October on-sale month uses Tom's Hardware Italia's 20 October 2009 availability report and TweakTown's 21 October report of a listed OEM chip. Japan's boxed retail availability followed in February 2010.
Cache: 8 MB shared L3 cache.

Socket: LGA1366
Base power: 130 W
Unlocked: No
Cooler in the box: Yes
Memory support: Three channels of DDR3-800 or DDR3-1066; up to 24 GB in Intel's 45 nm Core i7-900 datasheet. Faster memory used by reviews is not the maker's rated limit.
Process: 45 nm; Bloomfield.
Cooler: Intel's boxed-processor datasheet includes an unattached fan and heatsink. An LGA1366 motherboard is required.

Closest rivals

Model	Cores	Boost	L3	Power	Socket	Released
IntelCore i7-950	4/8	3.33 GHz	8 MB	130 W	LGA1366	Jun 2009
IntelCore i5-750	4/4	3.2 GHz	8 MB	95 W	LGA1156	Sept 2009
IntelCore i7-860	4/8	3.46 GHz	8 MB	95 W	LGA1156	Sept 2009