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: NA

Overall Rank:
1365th fastest in multithreading out of 5104 CPUs
790th fastest in single threading out of 5104 CPUs
431st fastest in out of 1444 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9630

Single Thread Rating

2696

Samples: 220*
*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	30,634 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	19,219 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,307 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,288 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	135,053 KBytes/Sec
Physics	652 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,157 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,696 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,722
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,322
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,040
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,484
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,181
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		9,630

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.55
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.75
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.31
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		2,696
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2523450 - Apr 01 2025		10461
BL2491361 - Mar 18 2025		10218
BL2379488 - Jan 30 2025 [Overclocked]		10120
BL2366000 - Jan 25 2025		9557
BL2364510 - Jan 24 2025		9985

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 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		9,630
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		7,736 (-19.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,088 (-5.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,737 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		10,162 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,224 (-4.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,122 (-5.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		11,565 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,630 (0.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,228 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,644 (-10.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,561 (-11.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE vs Intel Core i7-7740X		7,748 (-19.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,361
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,167
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,303
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,609
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,290
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,813
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,688
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,534
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,425
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,295
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		1,052

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