Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-3770K 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 i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 77 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) i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 81.93

Overall Rank:
1625th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1389th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
484th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $79.00 USD (2024-12-22)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6473

Single Thread Rating

2073

Samples: 9717*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 9,370
Thread: 2,077

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	23,085 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,676 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	30 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	14,250 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,881 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	105,883 KBytes/Sec
Physics	471 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,488 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,073 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th 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
	$125.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$48.95 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
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		14,152
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		6,473

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		81.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
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 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		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		2,073

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2285061 - Dec 18 2024		6821
BL2284983 - Dec 18 2024		6742
BL2284364 - Dec 17 2024		6782
BL2283681 - Dec 17 2024		6815
BL2283369 - Dec 17 2024		7122

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		6,473
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,067 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,744 (-11.3%)
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,131 (+10.2%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-3770K		5,106 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		4,934 (-23.8%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,129 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,061 (+9.1%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,747 (+4.2%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		6,482 (+0.1%)
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		8,075 (+24.8%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		8,069 (+24.7%)
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-3770K		7,266 (+12.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz		787

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