Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2700K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i7-2700K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 64.73

Overall Rank: 1255

Last Price Change: $87.96 USD (2023-01-31)

Average CPU Mark

5694

Single Thread Rating: 1811
Samples: 1249*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,338
Thread: 1,980

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	21,904 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,197 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,738 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	92.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics	409 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,059 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,811 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of January 2023.
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

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	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i7-12700KF 3.6GHz, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, 16GB DDR4, 500GB NVMe PCIe SSD, 2TB HDD, WiFi & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8400A9), Black	$1499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	ROG Strix G10 Gaming Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-11700, GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 5, Windows 11 Home, G10CE-AH766	$1132.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Nitro 50 N50-620-UA91 Gaming Desktop \| 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400F 6-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 \| 8GB DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Keyboard and Mouse	$742.98 (www.amazon.com)
	ROG Strix G15 Gaming Desktop PC, Intel Core i7-12700F, GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, Windows 11 Home, G15CF-AB766	$1429.99 (www.amazon.com)
	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6GHz, GeForce RTX 3050 8GB, 8GB DDR4, 500GB PCI-E NVMe SSD, WiFi Ready & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8060A12), Black	$1129.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,579
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,163
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,963
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,564
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,270
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		5,694

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		164.78
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.55
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		114.01
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		64.73
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.00
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		1,811

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1732478 - Jan 29 2023		5577
BL1729412 - Jan 25 2023		5104
BL5030403 - Jan 20 2023		6262
BL5030372 - Jan 20 2023		6258
BL5029242 - Jan 04 2023		6228

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		5,694
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		6,399 (+12.4%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2700K		6,023 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		5,789 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		5,338 (-6.3%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2700K		5,216 (-8.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		4,951 (-13.1%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		6,447 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		6,167 (+8.3%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2700K		5,414 (-4.9%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2700K		4,655 (-18.3%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		5,496 (-3.5%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2700K		5,291 (-7.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,633
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,792
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,547
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,106
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,697
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,671
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,639
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,518
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		464

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz

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