Intel Core i7-7700 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Core i7-7700 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 8 threads concurrently. It was released in Q1/2017 and belongs to the 7 generation of the Intel Core i7 series. To use the Intel Core i7-7700, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Name: Intel Core i7-7700
Family: Intel Core i7
Group: Intel Core i 7000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 7

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-7700 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-7700 is 3.6 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.2 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 8
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 4.0 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Core i7-7700 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i7-7700 uses the Intel HD Graphics 630, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.15 GHz
Execution units: 24
Shaders: 192
Max. GPU Memory: 64.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q2/2016

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-7700 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 8.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 8.0 MB
Architecture: Kaby Lake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date: Q1/2017
Release price: 310 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-5775C
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
16986
16986
Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
16986
16986
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
16932
16932
Intel Core i7-4790K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
16686
16686
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
16602
16602

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
8702
8702
Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
8665
8665
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
8647
8647
Intel Atom C5125
8C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
8631
8631
Intel Xeon W-2223
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
8629
8629

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
5581
5581
Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
5581
5581
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
5426
5426
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
5423
5423
AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
5379
5379

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
4785
4785
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
4785
4785
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
4779
4779
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
4765
4765
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
24C 48T @ 3.0 GHz
4765
4765

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-4940MX
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
4303
4303
Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
4296
4296
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
4284
4284
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
4281
4281
AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
4279
4279

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
4325
4325
Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
4325
4325
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
4250
4250
AMD Ryzen 3 4300G
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
4217
4217
AMD Ryzen 3 4100
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
4217
4217

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
4097
4097
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
4089
4089
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
4081
4081
Intel Core i7-1060G7
4C 8T @ 1.0 GHz
4070
4070
Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 1.2 GHz
4070
4070

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
2292
2292
Intel Core i7-980
6C 12T @ 3.33 GHz
2275
2275
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
2266
2266
Intel Core i7-8809G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
2222
2222
Intel Core i7-5775C
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
2218
2218

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-8600K
6C 6T @ 3.6 GHz
2181
2181
Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2
8C 16T @ 2.6 GHz
2166
2166
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
2138
2138
Intel Core i5-10300H
4C 8T @ 2.5 GHz
2125
2125
Intel Core i5-9300HF
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
2111
2111

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Gold 6140
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
1272
1272
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
1272
1272
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
1272
1272
Intel Core i5-10400T
6C 12T @ 2.0 GHz
1272
1272
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v3
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
1272
1272

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 5300U
4C 8T @ 2.6 GHz
1119
1119
Intel Core i5-1038NG7
4C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
1118
1118
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
1114
1114
Intel Core i7-9750H
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
1113
1113
Intel Core i7-9750HF
6C 12T @ 2.6 GHz
1113
1113

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
1067
1067
Intel Core i5-1030G7
4C 8T @ 0.8 GHz
1066
1066
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
1066
1066
Intel Core i5-1030G7
4C 8T @ 0.8 GHz
1066
1066
Intel Core i3-7320
2C 4T @ 4.1 GHz
1065
1065

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
905
905
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
905
905
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
901
901
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3
6C 12T @ 2.4 GHz
894
894
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
894
894

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
450
450
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
6C 12T @ 3.6 GHz
446
446
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
435
435
Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
432
432
Intel Core i7-8750H
6C 12T @ 2.2 GHz
432
432

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
415
415
Intel Core i5-8365UE
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
415
415
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
414
414
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
412
412
Intel Core i7-8569U
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
412
412

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
403.8
403.8
Intel Core i5-8400
6C 6T @ 2.8 GHz
400.9
400.9
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
387.7
387.7
Intel Core i3-10105F
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
380
380
Intel Core i5-9400
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
378.1
378.1

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
186
186
Intel Xeon W-2191B
18C 36T @ 2.3 GHz
186
186
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
186
186
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
186
186
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
186
186

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
42.6
42.6
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
42.6
42.6
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
42.6
42.6
Intel Core i7-7700K
4C 8T @ 4.2 GHz
42.6
42.6
Intel Core i7-7700T
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
42.6
42.6

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
9.9
9.9
Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
9.9
9.9
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
9.9
9.9
Intel Xeon E5-2630L v3
8C 16T @ 1.8 GHz
9.9
9.9
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v6
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
9.7
9.7

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
2.2
2.2
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v6
4C 8T @ 3.9 GHz
2.2
2.2
Intel Core i7-7700
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
2.2
2.2
Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
2.2
2.2
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
2.2
2.2