Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz can be found below. 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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Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2700K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i7-2700K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 64.29

Overall Rank:
1665th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
1672nd fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
476th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $89.00 USD (2024-07-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5721

Single Thread Rating

1816

Samples: 1342*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,338
Thread: 1,980

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	21,834 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,194 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,904 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,762 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	95,163 KBytes/Sec
Physics	404 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,127 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,816 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of July 2024.
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,260
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,622
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,043
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,898
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,287
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,755
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,537
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,177
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		5,721

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		236.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.46
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.33
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.53
Intel Core i9-13900K		134.68
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.65
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		64.29
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		55.42
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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,630
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,166
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,033
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,921
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,697
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,930
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		1,816

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2131565 - Jun 26 2024		5438
BL2129788 - Jun 23 2024		5918
BL2125971 - Jun 18 2024 [Overclocked]		7081
BL2124282 - Jun 15 2024		5335
BL2121377 - Jun 11 2024		5694

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		5,721
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2700K		4,642 (-18.9%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2700K		5,454 (-4.7%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		5,484 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		4,956 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		6,747 (+17.9%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		6,493 (+13.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i7-2700K		7,135 (+24.7%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		6,465 (+13.0%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		6,412 (+12.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7-2700K		6,288 (+9.9%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2700K		5,235 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2700K		4,928 (-13.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,335
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,273
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,030
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,525
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,388
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,112
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,009
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,884
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,790
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,536
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,536
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz		946

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