Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3770K 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 i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 77 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) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1740th fastest in multithreading out of 5074 CPUs
1496th fastest in single threading out of 5074 CPUs
511th fastest in out of 1430 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6474

Single Thread Rating

2071

Samples: 9927*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,370
Thread: 2,077

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	23,068 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,668 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,211 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,884 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	105,872 KBytes/Sec
Physics	472 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,493 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,071 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$165.63 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,726
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,712
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		6,474

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		222.35
Intel Core i9-12900K		141.61
Intel Core i9-13900K		141.51
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		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 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
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
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		2,071

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2556890 - Apr 15 2025 [Overclocked]		6626
BL2555689 - Apr 15 2025		6778
BL2555462 - Apr 15 2025		6168
BL2555444 - Apr 15 2025		6616
BL2554933 - Apr 15 2025 [Overclocked]		7086

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		6,474
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,416 (-0.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,192 (-4.4%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,079 (-6.1%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,779 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,740 (-11.3%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,448 (-15.9%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,335 (-17.6%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,297 (-18.2%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,781 (+4.7%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,316 (-2.4%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,737 (+19.5%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,127 (+10.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,499
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,176
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,330
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,598
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,294
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,817
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,689
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,521
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,434
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,365
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		787

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