Intel Core i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-7660U 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 i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz

Description: Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640

Class: Laptop

Socket: BGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 9.5 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: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7660U CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i7-7660U CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2017

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2605th fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
1640th fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
585th fastest in out of 1610 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4040

Single Thread Rating

2132

Samples: 542*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,035
Thread: 2,164

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	12,161 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,210 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	19 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,709 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,363 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	53,408 KBytes/Sec
Physics	439 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,077 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,132 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 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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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,258
Apple M4 10 Core		23,701
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,622
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,757
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,010
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,482
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,597
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,393
Intel Core i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz		4,040

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.27
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.02
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.40
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.04
Intel Core i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,505
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,023
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,888
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,615
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,587
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,392
Intel Core i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz		2,132

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5112624 - Jan 31 2026		964
BL3244964 - Jan 27 2026		3526
BL3202303 - Jan 10 2026		3071
BL3180733 - Jan 01 2026		4514
BL3180686 - Jan 01 2026		3837

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz		4,040
Intel Core i5-7360U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-7660U		3,829 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i7-7600U @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-7660U		3,693 (-8.6%)
Intel Core i5-7300U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7660U		3,631 (-10.1%)
AMD FX-9830P vs Intel Core i7-7660U		3,307 (-18.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs Intel Core i7-7660U		3,727 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i7-7567U @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-7660U		4,109 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-7660U		3,964 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i7-7560U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-7660U		3,810 (-5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i7-7660U		3,703 (-8.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200U vs Intel Core i7-7660U		3,655 (-9.5%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7660U		3,633 (-10.1%)
Intel Core i5-7267U @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-7660U		3,626 (-10.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX		9,410
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,991
Intel Core Ultra 5 235HX		8,984
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		7,911
Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX		7,876
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H		7,764
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H		7,303
AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX		7,301
Intel Core i9-14900HX		6,904
AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 392		6,807
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390		6,756
Intel Core i7-7660U @ 2.50GHz		789

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