Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-7700K 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 i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 4.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 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: 64 GB (DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz, Intel Core i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2016

CPUmark/$Price: 65.17

Overall Rank:
1220th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
658th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
388th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $148.00 USD (2024-11-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9645

Single Thread Rating

2718

Samples: 12233*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 12,032
Thread: 2,584

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz

Integer Math	30,602 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,794 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,268 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,344 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	137,091 KBytes/Sec
Physics	659 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,945 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,718 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$150.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$129.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell OptiPlex 7000 7010 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700 Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.10 GHz - 32 GB RAM DDR5 SDRAM - 512 GB M.2 PCI Express NVMe SSD - Black	$1049.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 Touch Desktop 500GB SSD Win 10 PRO (Intel Core i7-7700K Processor 4.20GHz Turbo to 4.50GHz, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, 27" FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10 PRO) PC Computer All-in-One	$1999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 Touch Desktop 500GB SSD (Intel Core i7-7700K Processor 4.20GHz Turbo to 4.50GHz, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, 27" FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$1999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Slimline Desktop (2018 Newest), Intel Core i7-7700T quad-core processor 2.9GHz, 12GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 802.11ac, Bluetooth, HDMI, media card reader, Windows 10	$699.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP 2017 Pavilion 27 Touch Desktop 4TB SSD 32GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i7-7700K Processor 4.20GHz Turbo to 4.50GHz, 32 GB RAM, 4 TB SSD, 27" FullHD IPS Touchscreen, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2599.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,005
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,077
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,156
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		9,645

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		65.17
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
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 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,835
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		2,718
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2249348 - Nov 19 2024		9354
BL2249117 - Nov 18 2024		9612
BL2249016 - Nov 18 2024		8741
BL2248973 - Nov 18 2024		9784
BL2247881 - Nov 17 2024 [Overclocked]		10825

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		9,645
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		11,460 (+18.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-7700K		7,753 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		7,589 (-21.3%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,237 (-4.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,791 (+11.9%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,667 (+10.6%)
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,607 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		8,648 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,677 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,373 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		7,694 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,764 (+11.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,240
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,715
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,486
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		1,063

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