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Intel logo Core i7-7740X
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Intel logo Core i5-6500

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General information Core i7-7740X Core i5-6500
Launched Q3 2017 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA2066 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Kaby Lake-X Skylake-S
Clock 4.3 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 25.6 %
Turbo Clock 4.5 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 20 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 112 W 0 % 65 W 42 %
Maximum supported RAM 64 GB 0 % 64 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 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
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-7740X Core i5-6500
Overall Score 49927 0 % 43679 12.5 %
Future Proof 60 % 0 % 49 % 18.3 %
Benchmark Score 6214 0 % 3640 41.4 %
Single Thread Score 2699.4 0 % 2093.1 22.5 %
Encrypting Data 3261.3 MB/s 0 % 1652.3 MB/s 49.3 %
Compressing Data 131.5 MB/s 0 % 76 MB/s 42.2 %
String objects sorting 17234 thousand/s 0 % 9387.3 thousand/s 45.5 %
Prime numbers generation 31.3 millions/s 0 % 27.8 millions/s 11.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 30475.4 millions/s 0 % 14754.8 millions/s 51.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18886.2 millions/s 0 % 12529.7 millions/s 33.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-7740X, Core i5-6500.

Average frames per second Core i7-7740X Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.0 FPS 84.4 FPS
High settings 164.7 FPS 135.1 FPS
Medium settings 205.9 FPS 168.8 FPS
Low settings 257.4 FPS 211.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 18 %

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 i7-7740X Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.5 FPS 127.6 FPS
High settings 221.7 FPS 204.1 FPS
Medium settings 277.1 FPS 255.1 FPS
Low settings 346.4 FPS 318.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.9 %
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