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Intel logo Core i7-3770K
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General information Core i7-3770K Core i3-550
Launched Q2 2012 Q2 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge Clarkdale
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 8.6 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 77 W 0 % 73 W 5.2 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000 Intel HD Graphics
Performance Core i7-3770K Core i3-550
Overall Score 45216 0 % 31921 29.4 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 18 % 40 %
Benchmark Score 4180 0 % 1038 75.2 %
Single Thread Score 2075.1 0 % 1327.6 36 %
Encrypting Data 1885.4 MB/s 21.2 % 2392 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 103.5 MB/s 0 % 34 MB/s 67.1 %
String objects sorting 14277 thousand/s 0 % 4758.7 thousand/s 66.7 %
Prime numbers generation 29.8 millions/s 0 % 10 millions/s 66.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 23153.3 millions/s 0 % 8454.1 millions/s 63.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 11596 millions/s 0 % 3685.3 millions/s 68.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3770K, Core i3-550.

Average frames per second Core i7-3770K Core i3-550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 89.0 FPS 49.6 FPS
High settings 142.3 FPS 79.4 FPS
Medium settings 177.9 FPS 99.3 FPS
Low settings 222.4 FPS 124.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 44.2 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-3770K Core i3-550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 130.0 FPS 106.7 FPS
High settings 208.0 FPS 170.7 FPS
Medium settings 260.0 FPS 213.3 FPS
Low settings 325.1 FPS 266.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 18 %
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