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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
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About This Product
The Intel Core i7-3770K is an unlocked quad-core, eight-thread Ivy Bridge desktop CPU. Released in 2012, it offers decent single-core performance for its age but struggles with modern multi-threaded applications. At its current price, it is suitable for budget builds or upgrading older LGA 1155 systems, outperforming most integrated graphics solutions but falling behind newer budget CPUs like the Ryzen 3 3200G in overall performance.
Performance Benchmarks
Scores are grouped by benchmark family so it is easy to compare raw speed, threaded output, and real-world value without mixing scales.
Cross-Platform
Large Sample Pool
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
Valorant
Mixed player settings
41 FPS
Playable
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βBest for budget LGA 1155 system upgrades, offering overclocking potential for light tasks.β
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