Intel Core i7-920

The Intel Core i7-920 processor was released in 2008 as part of the Nehalem generation. It features four cores and eight threads, operating at a clock speed of 2660 MHz. Constructed on a 45nm process, the i7-920 has a rated power draw of 130W.

Released2008
Cores / threads4 / 8
Clock2660 MHz
Power130 W
Atlas performance index68 estimate

Ranks #197 of 559 rated CPUs · top 35%. Fastest CPU we rate: 940.

Compare with similarPSU calculatorBottleneck checker

Compare the Intel Core i7-920

vs Intel Celeron N51002021 · index 68vs Intel Pentium Silver N60002021 · index 68vs Intel Celeron 5305U2020 · index 67vs Intel Celeron G49002018 · index 69

Upgrade picks

The next steps up from the Intel Core i7-920 on the performance index.

Intel Celeron 6600HE2021 · index 79 · +16% · 35 WIntel Celeron G5900TE2020 · index 79 · +16% · 35 WIntel Pentium Gold 4415U2017 · index 79 · +16% · 15 W

2008: Quad cores and DirectX 11

Core 2 and Nehalem set the pace. Fermi and Evergreen bring DirectX 11. See everything from 2008.

All specifications Wrong? Fix it

BrandIntel
FamilyNehalem
Released2008
Cores / threads4 / 8
Base clock2660 MHz
Boost clock–
Power (TDP)130 W
Process45 nm
Launch price–
Atlas performance index68 estimate

Source: editorial seed. See data quality.

Spot an error?

Suggest a correction