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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.
Intel
Detailed architecture, platform, memory, and feature data for this CPU.
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About This Product
The Intel Core i7-7700 is a 7th generation Kaby Lake desktop CPU with 4 cores and 8 threads, boosting up to 4.2 GHz. It offers adequate performance for general computing and light gaming at 1080p when paired with a discrete GPU. At its current price, it competes with newer entry-level CPUs that may offer better multi-threaded performance.
Verdict
βSuitable for budget builds or upgrading older LGA 1151 systems for general use.β
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.
Render Workloads
Next-Gen Scale
Cross-Platform
Large Sample Pool
Value & Efficiency
These derived metrics use Cinebench R23 multi-core performance to keep the value calculation consistent across the catalog.
Performance per Watt
83.5 pts/W
Performance per Dollar
49.7 pts/$
Gaming Performance
These results come from real submitted gameplay sessions, so the reference GPU matters as much as the CPU itself.
Reference GPU
TEKKEN 7
Mixed player settings
20 FPS
Heavy compromise
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