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: 107.94

Overall Rank:
1199th fastest in multithreading out of 4853 CPUs
658th fastest in single threading out of 4853 CPUs
374th fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $89.00 USD (2024-10-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9607

Single Thread Rating

2689

Samples: 211*
*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	30,456 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	19,127 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,273 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,277 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	134,404 KBytes/Sec
Physics	657 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,116 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,689 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2024

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

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$119.95 USD	Buy Now!
	$89.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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$1899.00

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,095
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,479
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,606
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,268
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,526
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,166
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		9,607

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.42
Intel Core i9-12900K		147.89
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.22
Intel Core i9-13900K		128.47
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		107.94
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		56.73
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 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,692
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		2,689
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2199561 - Sep 20 2024		10331
BL2180151 - Aug 27 2024		9554
BL2179178 - Aug 26 2024		8222
BL2178555 - Aug 25 2024		7777
BL2176598 - Aug 23 2024		10295

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 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		9,607
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		7,754 (-19.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,729 (-9.1%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		10,199 (+6.2%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,234 (-3.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		11,600 (+20.8%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,649 (+0.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,259 (-3.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,646 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,543 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,928 (-7.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,081 (-15.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-7740X		13,057 (+35.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,418
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,262
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,140
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,391
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,084
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,973
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X		7,559
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		1,465

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

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