Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 77 W

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 55.57

Overall Rank: 1128

Last Price Change: $116.01 USD (2023-01-31)

Average CPU Mark

6447

Single Thread Rating: 2071
Samples: 9104*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,370
Thread: 2,077

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	23,122 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,668 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,859 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	103.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics	472 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,458 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,071 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of January 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of January 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$275.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$116.01 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	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)
	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)
	Thermaltake LCGS Glacier i3510 CPU Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-10400F, ToughRam Z-ONE 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB M.2 NVMe, Win 10 Home) S1GL-B560-350-LCS	$899.99 (www.amazon.com)
	SkyTech Shadow Gaming Computer PC Desktop - Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core 3.6GHz, 1660 Super 6G, 1TB SSD, 16GB DDR4 3000, RGB Fans, AC WiFi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit, Black	$1161.19 (www.amazon.com)
	HUNSN Fanless Industrial PC, Mini Computer, Intel Core I3 8140U 8145U, Windows 11 or Linux Ubuntu, IM03, AC WiFi, BT, VGA, HDMI, LAN, 2 x COM RS232, 3 x USB2.0, 4 x USB3.0, 8G RAM, 128G SSD	$378.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of February 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 i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		6,447

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of February 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 i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		55.57
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 1st of February 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 i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		2,071

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1733627 - Jan 31 2023		7234
BL1733312 - Jan 31 2023		6883
BL1733246 - Jan 30 2023 [Overclocked]		8181
BL1733162 - Jan 30 2023 [Overclocked]		7043
BL1732657 - Jan 30 2023 [Overclocked]		8274

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz
As of 1st of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		6,447
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,399 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,789 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,694 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,167 (-4.3%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,062 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,128 (+10.6%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,065 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,770 (+5.0%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,018 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		8,058 (+25.0%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,227 (+12.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,179 (+11.4%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of February 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 i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		534

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