Intel Core i7-950
In gaming terms, an older chip that limits most recent games. It outscores 16% of the 133 processors in our index and keeps graphics cards up to the Intel HD Graphics 4000 fully used at 1440p.
- Index
- 22/100
- Rank
- #112
- Cores / threads
- 4/8
- Top speed
- 3.3 GHz
- Power
- 130 W
Graphics cards that match it
Recent cards the Intel Core i7-950 keeps fully used at 1440p without much processor to spare, by our bottleneck model.
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 2 GB · 2016 · $45 at launch Check the pairing →
- AMD Radeon R5 230 1 GB · 2014 · $45 at launch Check the pairing →
- AMD Radeon HD 2600 XT 1 GB · 2007 · $99 at launch Check the pairing →
- NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS 1 GB · 2006 · $199 at launch Check the pairing →
- ATI Radeon X1600 XT 1 GB · 2005 · $149 at launch Check the pairing →
- NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 1 GB · 2004 · $199 at launch Check the pairing →
Games it handles, by the processor requirement
Against the 191 released games whose publisher names a processor we can place.
- 114 recommended processor or better 60%
- 25 minimum only 13%
- 59 below minimum 31%
Upcoming releases on the Intel Core i7-950
Unreleased games whose publishers have already named a processor.
Recommended spec 0
None
Minimum spec 2
Below minimum 14
- Gears of War: E-Day Oct 6, 2026
- Phantom Blade Zero Oct 28, 2026
- Sagas of Lumin Feb 4, 2027
- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis Feb 12, 2027
- Fable Feb 23, 2027
- Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance 2027
- Outward 2 2027
- Sea of Remnants 2027
- Chrono Odyssey To be announced
- El Paso, Elsewhere 2 To be announced
- Guild Wars 3™ To be announced
- Holstin To be announced
- Lords of the Fallen II Coming soon
- SAW: Genesis To be announced
Where the processor decides the frame rate
Games that lean on the CPU more than the graphics card, and where this chip lands against each.
- Palworld Too slow
- Baldur's Gate 3 Minimum
- HELLDIVERS™ 2 Too slow
- Path of Exile 2 Too slow
- Monster Hunter Wilds Too slow
- World of Warcraft: The War Within Too slow
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Minimum
- VALORANT Minimum
Spec card
- Maker
- Intel
- Released
- 2009
- Cores
- 4
- Threads
- 8
- Base speed
- 3.1 GHz
- Top speed
- 3.3 GHz
- Rated power
- 130 W
- Tier
- F
The processors either side of it
Nearest in our index. Pick one to compare them directly.
Intel Core i7-950: quick answers
Which graphics card suits the Intel Core i7-950?
At 1440p it keeps a card up to the Intel HD Graphics 4000 fully used, by our bottleneck model. 9 desktop cards are an even match for it. A faster card than the Intel HD Graphics 4000 will spend time waiting on the processor, more so at 1080p.
Will the Intel Core i7-950 run 2027 games?
Of the 16 upcoming games that name a processor, it meets the recommended one for 0, only the minimum for 2, and falls short of 14.
How many cores does the Intel Core i7-950 have?
4 cores and 8 threads, with a top clock speed of 3.3 GHz.