Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-7700K 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 i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 4.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz, Intel Core i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 65.17

Overall Rank:
1212th fastest in multithreading out of 4879 CPUs
649th fastest in single threading out of 4879 CPUs
382nd fastest in out of 1392 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $148.00 USD (2024-10-02)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9646

Single Thread Rating

2718

Samples: 12209*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,032
Thread: 2,584

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz

Integer Math	30,603 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,796 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,272 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,344 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	137,090 KBytes/Sec
Physics	659 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,949 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,718 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$148.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$180.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Pavilion 27 Touch Desktop 500GB SSD Win 10 PRO (Intel Core i7-7700K Processor 4.20GHz Turbo to 4.50GHz, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, 27" FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10 PRO) PC Computer All-in-One	$1999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 Touch Desktop 500GB SSD (Intel Core i7-7700K Processor 4.20GHz Turbo to 4.50GHz, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, 27" FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$1999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Newest Envy Intel i7 Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Home, Black, with ADATA 512 External SSD Bundle	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Newest Envy Intel i7 Premium Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Pro, Black, with ADATA 512 External SSD Bundle	$1049.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Slimline Desktop (2018 Newest), Intel Core i7-7700T quad-core processor 2.9GHz, 12GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 802.11ac, Bluetooth, HDMI, media card reader, Windows 10	$699.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,031
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,115
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,260
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,748
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,553
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,156
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		9,646

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.98
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.26
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		149.90
Intel Core i9-13900K		132.66
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		65.17
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		59.48
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,621
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,804
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,688
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		2,718
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2237191 - Nov 04 2024		10283
BL2236501 - Nov 03 2024		7403
BL2236405 - Nov 03 2024 [Excluded]		6543
BL2236247 - Nov 03 2024		10107
BL2236103 - Nov 03 2024		9738

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz
As of 6th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		9,646
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-7700K		7,753 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		7,586 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,239 (-4.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,922 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,669 (+10.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,103 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		8,649 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,679 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,378 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		7,694 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		11,466 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,762 (+11.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,601
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,332
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		10,095
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,692
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,521
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,336
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,262
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,132
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,036
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,477
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,076
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		1,474

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