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:
1320th fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
747th fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
414th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9620

Single Thread Rating

2694

Samples: 219*
*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	30,609 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	19,205 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,296 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,283 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	134,918 KBytes/Sec
Physics	651 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,149 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,694 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$155.00 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 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 i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		9,620

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 i7-7740X @ 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 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
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		2,694
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2491361 - Mar 18 2025		10218
BL2379488 - Jan 30 2025 [Overclocked]		10120
BL2366000 - Jan 25 2025		9557
BL2364510 - Jan 24 2025		9985
BL2358942 - Jan 22 2025		9883

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 31st of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		9,620
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		7,743 (-19.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,086 (-5.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,735 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		10,165 (+5.7%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,222 (-4.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,126 (-5.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		11,576 (+20.3%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,634 (+0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,229 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,643 (-10.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,547 (-11.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE vs Intel Core i7-7740X		7,712 (-19.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz 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 i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		1,051

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