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: 74.21

Overall Rank:
1234th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
671st fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
392nd fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $129.99 USD (2024-12-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9646

Single Thread Rating

2717

Samples: 12328*
*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	30,598 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,787 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,265 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,346 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	137,130 KBytes/Sec
Physics	659 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,943 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,717 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$145.00 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	$2399.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel® Core™ i7-14700KF Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz	$339.99 (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	$2399.00 (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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,434
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,100
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,599
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		9,646

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		190.75
Intel Core i9-12900K		154.03
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		147.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		74.21
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.46
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 December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		2,717
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2289105 - Dec 20 2024		9906
BL2289028 - Dec 20 2024		9814
BL2288799 - Dec 20 2024 [Overclocked]		10440
BL2288412 - Dec 19 2024		8875
BL2288371 - Dec 19 2024		10169

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 December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		9,646
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		8,643 (-10.4%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		11,462 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,740 (+11.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,247 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		7,582 (-21.4%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		8,935 (-7.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,791 (+11.9%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,663 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,621 (-0.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-7700K		7,755 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,674 (+10.7%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,374 (-2.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,248
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,940
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,323
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,586
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,192
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,159
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		1,063

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