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:
1372nd fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
793rd fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
433rd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9637

Single Thread Rating

2698

Samples: 221*
*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	30,660 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	19,233 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,321 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,292 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	135,196 KBytes/Sec
Physics	651 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,165 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,698 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 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

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,695
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,863
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,175
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		9,637

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		161.95
Intel Core i9-13900K		148.60
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
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 3600		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		2,698
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2625289 - May 15 2025 [Overclocked]		10756
BL2608831 - May 07 2025		10199
BL2523450 - Apr 01 2025		10461
BL2491361 - Mar 18 2025		10218
BL2379488 - Jan 30 2025 [Overclocked]		10120

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 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		9,637
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		7,736 (-19.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,088 (-5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,739 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		10,148 (+5.3%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,224 (-4.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,142 (-5.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		11,562 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,628 (-0.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,223 (-4.3%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,643 (-10.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,565 (-11.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE vs Intel Core i7-7740X		7,750 (-19.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,497
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,325
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,812
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,679
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,489
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,416
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		1,052

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