Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-4770K 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 i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 84 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

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2013

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1595th fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
1330th fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
475th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

7135

Single Thread Rating

2160

Samples: 10954*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,889
Thread: 2,228

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	25,612 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,839 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,581 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,979 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	107,479 KBytes/Sec
Physics	500 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,780 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,160 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of March 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

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz	$319.97 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel i7 4770 8-Thread 3.90 GHz Business Office Multimedia Computer \| 16GB DDR3 \| 512 GB SSD \| DVD+/-RW \| USB3 \| SSF \| Windows 11	$199.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,757
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,335
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,492
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,717
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz		7,135

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		108.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 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
Intel Core i9-12900K		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
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		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz		2,160

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2514267 - Mar 28 2025		6974
BL2512432 - Mar 27 2025		7246
BL2510335 - Mar 26 2025		7250
BL2509813 - Mar 26 2025 [Overclocked]		8480
BL2508420 - Mar 26 2025		6987

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz		7,135
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4770K		6,779 (-5.0%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4770K		6,315 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-4770K		7,124 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-4770K		7,061 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-4770K		6,749 (-5.4%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-4770K		6,485 (-9.1%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4770K		6,078 (-14.8%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4770K		5,445 (-23.7%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4770K		6,137 (-14.0%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-4770K		8,735 (+22.4%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-4770K		8,068 (+13.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-4770K		7,743 (+8.5%)

Is the Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,190
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,360
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,702
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,533
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,449
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,431
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,328
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz		829

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