Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz 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 i7-7740X @ 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: 74.08

Overall Rank:
1145th fastest in multithreading out of 4757 CPUs
625th fastest in single threading out of 4757 CPUs
358th fastest in out of 1368 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $130.00 USD (2024-07-14)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

9631

Single Thread Rating

2687

Samples: 205*
*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	30,443 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	19,123 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	17,315 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	3,286 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	134,333 KBytes/Sec
Physics	664 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	9,111 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,687 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of July 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th 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
	$137.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$130.00 USD	Buy Now!
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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 i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		9,631

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 i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		74.08
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 i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		2,687
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2126523 - Jun 18 2024 [Overclocked]		10471
BL2125803 - Jun 17 2024		9544
BL2113114 - May 31 2024		10182
BL2100611 - May 14 2024		10376
BL2080160 - Apr 17 2024		964

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 15th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		9,631
AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		7,752 (-19.5%)
Intel Core i5-8600K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		10,201 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,232 (-4.1%)
Intel Core i7-7700K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,653 (+0.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,270 (-3.7%)
Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,649 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i7-7700T @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		7,617 (-20.9%)
Intel Core i5-8500 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		9,547 (-0.9%)
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		8,929 (-7.3%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Core i7-7740X		13,062 (+35.6%)
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Core i7-7740X		12,283 (+27.5%)
Intel Core i7-6850K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-7740X		11,475 (+19.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz 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 i7-7740X @ 4.30GHz		1,475

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