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Intel logo Core i7-3770K
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General information Core i7-3770K Core i5-2500
Launched Q2 2012 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 5.7 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 5.1 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 77 W 18.9 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i7-3770K Core i5-2500
Overall Score 45213 0 % 40412 10.6 %
Future Proof 30 % 0 % 21 % 30 %
Benchmark Score 4179 0 % 2667 36.2 %
Single Thread Score 2054.4 0 % 1689.9 17.7 %
Encrypting Data 1878.8 MB/s 0 % 1037.8 MB/s 44.8 %
Compressing Data 103 MB/s 0 % 66 MB/s 36 %
String objects sorting 14362.7 thousand/s 0 % 9021.8 thousand/s 37.2 %
Prime numbers generation 29.7 millions/s 0 % 23.8 millions/s 19.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 23198.4 millions/s 0 % 14568.1 millions/s 37.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 11747.7 millions/s 0 % 7383 millions/s 37.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3770K, Core i5-2500.

Average frames per second Core i7-3770K Core i5-2500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 89.0 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 142.3 FPS 119.6 FPS
Medium settings 177.9 FPS 149.5 FPS
Low settings 222.4 FPS 186.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 16 %

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 i5-2500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 130.2 FPS 121.8 FPS
High settings 208.4 FPS 194.8 FPS
Medium settings 260.5 FPS 243.5 FPS
Low settings 325.6 FPS 304.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.5 %
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