Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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: 61.10

Overall Rank:
1141st fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
602nd fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
356th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $157.99 USD (2024-07-15)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9653

Single Thread Rating

2720

Samples: 11980*
*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	30,639 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	18,824 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,309 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,341 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	137,191 KBytes/Sec
Physics	660 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	8,968 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,720 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of July 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$226.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$160.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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	$1999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 TOUCH Desktop 1TB SSD 32GB RAM EXTREME (Intel Core i7-7700K processor 4.20GHz TURBO to 4.50GHz, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 27" FullHD IPS TOUCHSCREEN, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2199.00 (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	$1999.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion 27 TOUCH Desktop 2TB SSD 32GB RAM EXTREME (Intel Core i7-7700K processor 4.20GHz TURBO to 4.50GHz, 32 GB RAM, 2 TB SSD, 27" FullHD IPS TOUCHSCREEN, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2299.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP 2017 Pavilion 24 Desktop 500GB SSD (Intel Core i7-7700K processor 4.20GHz TURBO to 4.50GHz, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD, 24" FullHD IPS, Win 10) PC Computer All-in-One	$2099.00 (www.amazon.com)

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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 i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		9,653

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 i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		61.10
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
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		2,720
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2144236 - Jul 13 2024		10205
BL2143712 - Jul 12 2024		10180
BL2143244 - Jul 12 2024		9993
BL2143197 - Jul 12 2024		8503
BL2143165 - Jul 12 2024		9060

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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		9,653
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,099 (-5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-7700K		7,752 (-19.7%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		7,617 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,201 (+5.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-7700K		13,062 (+35.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-7700K		12,283 (+27.2%)
Intel Core i5-9600K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,671 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,631 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		8,649 (-10.4%)
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		8,067 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i5-9600KF @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		10,697 (+10.8%)
Intel Core i5-9400 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7700K		9,369 (-2.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz 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 i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz		1,476

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

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