Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz 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 i7-7700K @ 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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 60.71

Overall Rank: 952

Last Price Change: $159.06 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

9656

Single Thread Rating: 2726
Samples: 11240*
*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	30,646 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,879 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,432 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,327 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	137,073 KBytes/Sec
Physics	660 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,983 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,726 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of September 2023

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

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$329.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$159.06 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 2TB SSD 32GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i7-7700K Processor 4.20GHz Turbo to 4.50GHz, 32 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD, 27" FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 24 Desktop 1TB SSD 32GB RAM (Intel Core i7-7700K Processor 4.20GHz Turbo to 4.50GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 24" FullHD IPS, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2199.00 (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 2017 Pavilion 24 Desktop 2TB SSD 32GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i7-7700K Processor 4.20GHz Turbo to 4.50GHz, 32 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD, 24" FullHD IPS, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2399.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,725
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,460
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,741
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,628
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,059
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,419
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,471
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,249
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		9,656

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.01
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.96
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.23
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.45
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.79
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.94
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		60.71
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 4th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,665
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,194
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,052
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,955
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,843
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,941
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		2,726
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5047378 - Oct 02 2023		9715
BL1915972 - Oct 02 2023		10381
BL1915945 - Oct 02 2023		9136
BL1915867 - Oct 02 2023		7784
BL1915851 - Oct 02 2023		9045

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 4th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		9,656
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		11,432 (+18.4%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,767 (+11.5%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		7,573 (-21.6%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,255 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		8,943 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		8,089 (-16.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-7700K		13,071 (+35.4%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,605 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		8,658 (-10.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-7700K		7,777 (-19.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,929 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i5-9400F @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,500 (-1.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of October 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,182
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,096
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,974
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,533
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,818
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,533
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,239
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,921
Intel Core i9-13900		6,917
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,856
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		1,581

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

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