Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-7350K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151

Clockspeed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 60 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V, ECC Supported)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-7350K CPU @ 4.20GHz, Intel Core i3-7350K CPU @ 4.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 28.84

Overall Rank:
2426th fastest in multithreading out of 5818 CPUs
1191st fastest in single threading out of 5818 CPUs
644th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $169.00 USD (2025-07-10)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4874

Single Thread Rating

2509

Samples: 191*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,619
Thread: 2,429

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz

Integer Math	14,463 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	9,004 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	18 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,374 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,619 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	65,995 KBytes/Sec
Physics	381 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,390 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,509 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,418
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,259
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,936
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,595
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz		4,874

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		192.75
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.83
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.56
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.48
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.89
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.25
Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz		28.84
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz		2,509

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3261670 - Feb 04 2026		4061
BL3211581 - Jan 14 2026		5182
BL3197100 - Jan 08 2026		4529
BL3001849 - Oct 24 2025		5028
BL2990229 - Oct 20 2025		4933

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz		4,874
Intel Core i5-7500T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-7350K		5,237 (+7.4%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i3-7350K		3,751 (-23.0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i3-7350K		6,263 (+28.5%)
Intel Core i5-7600T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i3-7350K		5,822 (+19.4%)
Intel Pentium G4620 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i3-7350K		3,778 (-22.5%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-7350K		4,769 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i3-7300T @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-7350K		4,140 (-15.1%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i3-7350K		5,686 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i3-7350K		5,477 (+12.4%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-7350K		5,016 (+2.9%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i3-7350K		4,374 (-10.3%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i3-7350K		4,229 (-13.2%)

Is the Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 14th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,428
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,265
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,522
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,389
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,374
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,173
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,444
Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz		755

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