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Intel logo Core i7-7700K
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General information Core i7-7700K Core i3-2120
Launched Q4 2016 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Kaby Lake-S Sandy Bridge
Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 21.4 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 65 W 31.6 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 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 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 630 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i7-7700K Core i3-2120
Overall Score 49987 0 % 33526 32.9 %
Future Proof 56 % 0 % 23 % 58.9 %
Benchmark Score 6243 0 % 1263 79.8 %
Single Thread Score 2744.8 0 % 1514.5 44.8 %
Encrypting Data 3340 MB/s 0 % 2905 MB/s 13 %
Compressing Data 133.1 MB/s 0 % 40.2 MB/s 69.8 %
String objects sorting 17441 thousand/s 0 % 6117.4 thousand/s 64.9 %
Prime numbers generation 31 millions/s 0 % 12 millions/s 61.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 30569 millions/s 0 % 9463 millions/s 69 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 18848 millions/s 0 % 3602.6 millions/s 80.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-7700K, Core i3-2120.

Average frames per second Core i7-7700K Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 103.1 FPS 54.4 FPS
High settings 165.0 FPS 87.0 FPS
Medium settings 206.3 FPS 108.7 FPS
Low settings 257.9 FPS 135.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 47.3 %

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 i7-7700K Core i3-2120
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 138.8 FPS 109.6 FPS
High settings 222.0 FPS 175.4 FPS
Medium settings 277.5 FPS 219.3 FPS
Low settings 346.9 FPS 274.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 21 %
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