Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-7740X 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.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 4.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 112 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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7740X CPU @ 4.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 48.68

Overall Rank:
1598th fastest in multithreading out of 5780 CPUs
972nd fastest in single threading out of 5780 CPUs
478th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $199.00 USD (2026-02-11)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9687

Single Thread Rating

2701

Samples: 236*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,264
Thread: 2,638

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz

Integer Math	30,880 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	19,310 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,371 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,315 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	135,977 KBytes/Sec
Physics	649 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,231 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,701 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,299
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,580
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,089
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		9,687

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.38
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.62
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		48.68
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		2,701
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3252143 - Jan 30 2026		9976
BL3240621 - Jan 25 2026		10005
BL3234396 - Jan 22 2026		10072
BL3180789 - Jan 01 2026		10105
BL3167419 - Dec 27 2025		9562

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		9,687
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		10,140 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,631 (-0.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,073 (-6.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,984 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i5-9500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,850 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i3-10105F @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,895 (-8.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		7,737 (-20.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		6,258 (-35.4%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,229 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i5-8600T @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,184 (-5.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X vs Intel Core i7-7740X		7,558 (-22.0%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		13,572 (+40.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 11th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,424
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,384
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,190
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,772
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		1,050

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