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Intel Core i7-3770K Benchmark, Test and specs

Name: Intel Core i7-3770K
Brand: Intel
Rating: 4.2 (30 reviews)

Last updated: 2023-04-03

The Intel Core i7-3770K was released in Q2/2012 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 8 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1155. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i7-3770K achieved a result of 873 points (single-core) or 3,409 points (multi-core).

At a glance
Name:	Intel Core i7-3770K
Family:	Intel Core i7 (300)
CPU group:	Intel Core i 3000 (31)
Architecture:	Ivy Bridge S
Technology:	22 nm
Segment:	Desktop
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	Intel Core i7-4770K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-3770K has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-3770K is 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 8
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	Yes
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.90 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	3.90 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Intel Core i7-3770K has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i7-3770K has the Intel HD Graphics 4000 installed, which has 16 streaming multiprocessors (128 shaders).

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 4000
GPU frequency:	0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.15 GHz
Compute units:	16
Shader:	128
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:	Q1/2011

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	7
Direct X:	11.0
Technology:	22 nm
Max. GPU Memory:	2 GB
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i7-3770K supports a maximum of 32 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 25.6 GB/s.

DDR3-1600	25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory:	32 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	3.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth:	15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management The Intel Core i7-3770K has a TDP of 77 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	77 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i7-3770K is made in 22 nm and has 8.00 MB cache.

Technology:	22 nm
Chip design:	Monolithic
Socket:	LGA 1155
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	8.00 MB
AES-NI:	Yes
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date:	Q2/2012
Release price:	275 $
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i7-3770K have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.


	Intel Core i7-3970X 6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz	742
	Intel Core i5-3570 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	741
	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	740
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	737
	Intel Core i7-3960X 6C 12T @ 3.90 GHz	736
	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	734
	Intel Core i7-3770S 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	734

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.


	Intel Core i7-5700EQ 4C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	2648
	Intel Core i7-3820 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	2596
	Intel Core i3-6300 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	2568
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	2527
	Intel Core i3-7300 2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	2493
	Intel Core i7-2600K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	2457
	Intel Core i3-4370 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	2450

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i5-4590 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	877
	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	875
	Intel Celeron G5900 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	874
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	873
	Intel Core i7-4770T 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	873
	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	872
	Intel Core i3-7100T 2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	871

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Xeon E3-1220 v5 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	3428
	Intel Core i3-8300 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	3425
	Intel Core i7-6700T 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	3411
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	3409
	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	3392
	Intel Core i7-980X 6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz	3391
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	3389

Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	294
	Intel Xeon E5-2630 v4 10C 20T @ 3.10 GHz	293
	Intel Core i5-4570 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	290
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	286
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8253 16C 32T @ 3.00 GHz	286
	Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M 24C 48T @ 3.70 GHz	286
	Intel Xeon Silver 4116 12C 24T @ 3.00 GHz	284

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1419
	Intel Core i5-6600 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1411
	Intel Core i5-7640X 4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	1409
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	1391
	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1389
	AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1357
	Intel Core i7-4770 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	1349

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i7-4701EQ Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.00 GHz	320
	AMD A6-6400K AMD Radeon HD 8470D @ 0.80 GHz	307
	AMD A6-6420K AMD Radeon HD 8470D @ 0.80 GHz	307
	Intel Core i7-3770K Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.15 GHz	294
	Intel Core i5-3570K Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.15 GHz	294
	Intel Core i7-3770T Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.15 GHz	294
	Intel Core i7-3770 Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.15 GHz	294

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i7-4770R 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	6517
	Intel Core i7-970 6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz	6517
	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz	6500
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	6474
	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm] 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	6470
	Intel Xeon E5-2608L v3 6C 12T @ 2.00 GHz	6421
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	6402

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i5-6600 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	559.4
	Intel Core i5-4690K 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	561.1
	Intel Core i5-4670K 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	581
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	597.4
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	597.8
	Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	616.6
	Intel Core i5-7400 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	623.6

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 7 1700 8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz	390
	AMD Ryzen 5 1600 6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz	389
	Intel Core i5-4590 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	386
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	384
	Intel Core i5-7400 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	384
	Intel Core i5-3570K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	384
	Intel Core i5-6500 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	383

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Ryzen 5 1400 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	1909
	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	1899
	Intel Core i7-4770S 4C 8T @ 3.10 GHz	1886
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	1866
	Intel Core i7-4820K 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1851
	Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1829
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz	1828

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Xeon E3-1240L v5 4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz	138
	Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	138
	Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4 14C 28T @ 3.30 GHz	138
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	137
	Intel Core i3-8300T 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	137
	Intel Core i3-4330 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	137
	Intel Celeron G5900E 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	137

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-8350K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	684
	Intel Xeon E-2234 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	679
	AMD FX-8370 8C 8T @ 4.15 GHz	673
	Intel Core i7-3770K 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	672
	Intel Core i7-4790S 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	671
	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	669
	Intel Core i7-5850EQ 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	666

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,888 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,822 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
665 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
613 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,459 entries

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
244 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
746 entries

V-Ray CPU-Render
250 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,110 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,106 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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