Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-7800X 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.
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Is the Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA2066

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.0 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 140 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1024 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7800X CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i7-7800X CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 129.18

Overall Rank:
1512th fastest in multithreading out of 6040 CPUs
1461st fastest in single threading out of 6040 CPUs
455th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $100.59 USD (2026-10-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

12994

Single Thread Rating

2378

Samples: 773*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 14,694
Thread: 2,270

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	42,109 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	26,038 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	45 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	23,419 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	4,422 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	186,406 KBytes/Sec
Physics	809 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	15,888 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,378 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,196
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,065
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,573
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,539
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz		12,994

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz		129.18
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.79
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		110.61
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		103.82
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.46
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,882
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz		2,378

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3752666 - Oct 01 2026 [Overclocked]		15937
BL3748882 - Sep 30 2026 [Overclocked]		15808
BL3748796 - Sep 30 2026 [Overclocked]		15548
BL3744278 - Sep 28 2026 [Overclocked]		15236
BL3741626 - Sep 26 2026		13184

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz		12,994
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 vs Intel Core i7-7800X		15,926 (+22.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 vs Intel Core i7-7800X		15,587 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7800X		10,135 (-22.0%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i7-7800X		15,582 (+19.9%)
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 vs Intel Core i7-7800X		14,733 (+13.4%)
Intel Core i5-10600K @ 4.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-7800X		14,244 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7800X		13,555 (+4.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-7800X		12,982 (-0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 vs Intel Core i7-7800X		12,746 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-7800X		12,734 (-2.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-7800X		12,243 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i5-10400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7800X		11,962 (-7.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,435
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,520
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,387
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,686
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,510
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,379
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,052
Intel Core i7-7800X @ 3.50GHz		1,542

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