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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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: 61.56

Overall Rank:
1288th fastest in multithreading out of 4989 CPUs
725th fastest in single threading out of 4989 CPUs
402nd fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $156.14 USD (2025-02-11)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
9612
Single Thread Rating
2692

Samples: 218*
*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 Math30,581 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math19,192 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting17,285 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption3,279 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression134,794 KBytes/Sec
Physics651 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions9,141 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,692 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of February 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$234.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$156.14 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,849
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,380
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,064
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,558
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,113
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,876
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,209
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,723
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,622
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,147
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
9,612
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
217.26
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
196.94
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
147.41
Intel Core i9-12900K
140.75
Intel Core i9-13900K
108.98
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.49
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
61.56
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.09
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 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,615
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,150
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,023
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
2,692
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2379488 - Jan 30 2025 [Overclocked]
10120
BL2366000 - Jan 25 2025
9557
BL2364510 - Jan 24 2025
9985
BL2358942 - Jan 22 2025
9883
BL2357401 - Jan 21 2025
9419
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 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
9,612
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-7740X
9,087 (-5.5%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X
10,172 (+5.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-7740X
11,581 (+20.5%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X
9,639 (+0.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-7740X
7,740 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X
7,588 (-21.1%)
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
8,937 (-7.0%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X
8,068 (-16.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-7740X
13,034 (+35.6%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X
11,421 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X
10,685 (+11.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,190
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,869
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,600
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,588
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,303
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,842
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,538
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,527
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,343
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,168
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,012
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
1,051