Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-7600 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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 630

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.1 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 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: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7600 CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i5-7600 CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2017

CPUmark/$Price: 74.06

Overall Rank:
1636th fastest in multithreading out of 4942 CPUs
925th fastest in single threading out of 4942 CPUs
483rd fastest in out of 1401 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $88.30 USD (2025-01-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6539

Single Thread Rating

2457

Samples: 1141*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,723
Thread: 2,286

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	17,201 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,329 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,064 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,950 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	91,101 KBytes/Sec
Physics	508 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,489 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,457 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of January 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of January 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$95.97 USD	Buy Now!
	$67.92 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Dell Optiplex 5050 SFF PC Desktop Computer PC Setup, 24" FHD Monitor, Intel Core i5-7600 3.5GHz Up to 4.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, RGB Keyboard, Mouse, DP Cable, Win 10 Pro(Renewed)	$208.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini Desktop \| Core i5-7600 - 500GB HDD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 4.1 GHz Win 11 Pro Black	$1264.64 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M910 Tower Desktop \| Core i5-7600 - 512GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 4.1 GHz Win 10 Pro Black	$3036.31 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini Desktop \| Core i5-7600 - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 16GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 4.1 GHz Win 11 Pro Black	$1218.29 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 5050 SFF Desktop \| Core i5-7600 - 256GB SSD Hard Drive - 8GB RAM \| 4 cores @ 4.1 GHz Win 10 Pro Black (Renewed)	$643.45 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,868
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,406
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,082
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,111
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,882
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,227
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,731
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,608
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,154
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz		6,539

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		188.65
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		187.04
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.43
Intel Core i9-12900K		146.06
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.38
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.54
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz		74.06
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.12
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 22nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,153
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,925
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz		2,457

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2353712 - Jan 19 2025		6642
BL2352672 - Jan 19 2025		6252
BL2352174 - Jan 18 2025		5821
BL2351325 - Jan 18 2025		6993
BL2351302 - Jan 18 2025		6748

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz
As of 22nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz		6,539
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-7600		6,284 (-3.9%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-7600		6,809 (+4.1%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-7600		5,475 (-16.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i5-7600		7,734 (+18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-7600		7,118 (+8.8%)
Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-7600		4,967 (-24.0%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-7600		6,313 (-3.5%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-7600		5,625 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-7600		5,167 (-21.0%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-7600		6,734 (+3.0%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-7600		6,035 (-7.7%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-7600		5,506 (-15.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,201
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,874
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,685
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,610
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,852
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,578
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,513
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,353
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,177
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,153
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,108
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz		764

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