Intel® Core™ i7-3770K Processor
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10/12/2021
SummaryAll the data we've gathered provides real insight into how AMD and Intel CPU architectures compared over the past decade for gaming. We've seen AMD come from nowhere to often beating Intel, while the latter has made smaller steps in pure architecture term...
techspot.comProsIntel keeps delivering the best desktop processor money can buy. Great efficiency and features. Overclocking is well supported on the 'K' processor. Backward platform compatibility is a big win for
ConsIntegrated graphics handle well most tasks but are not fit for gaming, perform behind AMD's A8 APUs
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08/06/2015
SummarySince then, despite the perseverance of (or soon to be mildly delayed) Moore's Law, performance is measured differently. Efficiency, core count, integrated SIMD graphics, heterogeneous system architecture and specific instruction sets are now used due to...
anandtech.com
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06/20/2013
SummaryOffering slightly better CPU performance, lower power consumption and a better that “TICK” GPU improvement it would have saved significant time and verbiage to just label the Intel Core i7-3700K Ivy Bridge as a faster and more efficient iteration of th...
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05/07/2013
SummaryReview AMD Trinity and FX Desktop Processors Klaus Hinum, Till Schönborn ( translated by Martina Osztovits), 05/07/2013 Windows Ivy Bridge Gaming Desktop roundup. Notebookcheck leaves the beaten track: We compare current PC process...
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03/01/2013
SummaryThe advantage of Hyper-Threading makes the Intel Core i7-3770K the most powerful processor of the Ivy Bridge series. With its larger cache and Hyper-Threading, it was able to win this comparison against its smaller brother. It also ran cooler than our ...
techpowerup.comProsHigh performance, Includes HyperThreading technology, High overclocking potential, Good price based on performance, Low power consumption under both idle and load
ConsHigh temperature under load, Low performance iGPU
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10/16/2012
SummaryOur measurements show that under heavy load, the maximum power of Ivy Bridge processors is up to 40% lower compared with Sandy Bridge. Reducing the load reduces the difference between the platforms down to the minimum of 8% in the idle mode. At that, ...
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08/29/2012
SummaryWhen Intel launched Sandy Bridge in January 2011, it received a very favourable welcome but what was a ‘Tock’, which is to say a new architecture, was in fact also a sort of ‘Tick’, ie a new engraving process. The 32nm engraving launched a year earlier...
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08/23/2012
SummaryI told you up front that the story on Ivy Bridge was relatively straightforward. Now that we've conducted enough analysis to bring down a healthy adult bison in its prime, let's boil things down to a simple scatter plot showing price versus overall perfo...
Techreport.com -
08/09/2012
SummaryI think that the Intel Core i7-3770 has a lot of merit. First off, it is less expensive than the K variant and I do think that it offers enough performance for the vast majority of users. $35 these days is enough to upgrade from a 64GB to 128GB SSD or to ...
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05/29/2012
SummaryWe do CPU-reviews quite rarely, which makes them that more interesting. It's nice to every now and then check what sort of performance and features the latest platforms pack, and this time it was time to check out what's new on Intel's lineup. While t...
metku.netProsPerformance, Overclocking, Power consumption
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05/10/2012
SummaryIntel’s delay of Ivy Bridge did stir some debate but it made business sense seeing Sandy Bridge rules the roost over their rival AMD’s Bulldozer platform. Most of the time we tend to look at new introductions with hype and look forward to major perform...
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04/24/2012
SummaryWhen it comes to productivity, it’s clear that Intel’s processors are the best choice. While some argue it’s not the best bang for buck, just consider the performance-upgrade time frame. Users who have purchased one of the the last two Intel architectu...
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04/23/2012
SummaryIvy Bridge is finally here, and if its performance improvements over Sandy Bridge are underwhelming, remember that Sandy Bridge set a very high bar. Without Sandy Bridge to compare it to, we'd be lauding Ivy Bridge performance and overclocking to the ...
benchmarkreviews.comProsLower power than Sandy Bridge, although this isn't significant for desktop platforms, Faster and cheaper (if not by much) than Sandy Bridge CPUs, Intel HD4000 iGPU significantly faster than HD3000, Can be used in Z68series motherboards (with vendor BIOS support), Still the best performance in a mainstream consumer CPU,...
ConsStill only 16 PCIE lanes, Early production stepping doesn't overclock as well as current Sandy Bridge
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04/23/2012
SummaryIntel is in the enviable position of having the enthusiast CPU market all to itself right now. AMD’s competition is increasingly focused on the fusion of GPU and CPU, but this has come at the cost of raw CPU performance. For those who use a dedicated g...
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04/23/2012
SummaryThe 7 series chipset, launched on April 8 set the ball rolling for the launch of the Ivy Bridge, the die shrink to Sandy Bridge. Finally, after a bit of delay, we get a look at the highly anticipated third generation Core processor from Intel. If you ...
Bjorn3d.com -
04/23/2012
SummaryThe much-anticipated Ivy Bridge release is finally here and we're bringing you a full review of Intel's brand new Core i7-3700K 3.5 GHz CPU along with Sandy Bridge Core i7-2600K comparisons, performance and benchmark analysis, plus overclocking info. Find...
channelpronetwork.com -
04/23/2012
SummaryAt the point we are in the CPU wars Intel could very well just sit back and take a break. However we are not seeing this as they have really done some work on the Core i7 3770K. The new instruction set which combines some improved and new instructions alo...
decryptedtech.com -
04/23/2012
SummaryIntel goes 22nm with ‘Ivy Bridge’ 3rd-generation Core processorsSpring time has arrived, and that can only mean one thing: Ivy Bridge is here! Okay, so it also means fighting the temptation to turn on the air conditioning for even slightly elevated tem...
firingsquad.com -
04/23/2012
SummaryTime passes though and it is time for another 'tick' in that tick-tock' model from Intel. We've been hearing about it for a while now, you guys and girls have learned to know it as the Ivy Bridge series of processors. Let me put it very simply, you...
guru3d.com -
04/23/2012
Summarys It certainly took longer than expected – Intel has admitted to manufacturing delays, which is why we’re talking about the i7 3770K and Ivy Bridge now instead of two months or so ago. Those problems seem to have been sorted out completely though, as I...
HardCOREware.net -
04/23/2012
SummaryThe new Core i7-3770K is a no-brainer if you were considering buying the Core i7-2600K; it costs the same and is faster.It is, however, very important to understand that this processor is targeted to users who will really benefit from additional proces...
hardwaresecrets.com -
04/23/2012
SummaryAs we've mentioned many times in this piece, Ivy Bridge does not feature a brand-new microarchitecture designed to obliterate the previous generation. Rather, Ivy Bridge, and the 3rd Generation Core processor family based on the microarchitecture, is an e...
hothardware.comProsExcellent Power Characteristics, Nicely Overclockable, Strong Performance, Much Better GPU and Quick Sync, Compatible With Existing Socket 1155 coolers
ConsCheap Discrete GPUs Still Faster, CPU Not Much Faster Than 2700K
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04/23/2012
Summaryand FVSo we went into this knowing this would just be an improvement on what we had already seen with Sandy Bridge. I was actually surprised at the improvements we saw on the CPU side of things, mostly due to the improvements in Turbo Boost. On the GP...
lanoc.org -
04/23/2012
SummaryAfter spending some time with Ivy Bridge we quickly discovered that Intel has raised the bar across the board for performance. Not bad considering that Ivy Bridge does not feature a brand-new microarchitecture and is basically a die shrink of Sandy Br...
legitreviews.com -
04/23/2012
SummaryMaybe we've got complacent. Maybe we've got greedy. Or maybe Intel knocked the Sandy Bridge range out of the park and it's a tough act to follow. However you look at it, the Intel Core i7-3770K is most definitely the Sophomore Slump. Don't get us wrong...
overclock3d.net -
04/23/2012
SummaryIvy Bridge is a mixed bag for overclockers. It is a more efficient process than Sandy Bridge, gaining anywhere from two to seven percent across the benchmark tests. If you manipulate videos with programs that can use QuickSync there is no question, Ivy ...
overclockers.com -
04/23/2012
SummaryChin up CPU fans, Intel has launched its latest batch of processors out into the world today. On this fine anniversary of Shakespeare's birthday an infinite number of monkeys has been hard at work producing a replacement for the entire Core i7 and Core i5...
pcgamer.com -
04/23/2012
SummaryThe new flagship CPU of Intel's mainstream line, the Core i7-3770K blends speed and power usage in one impressive package....
pcmag.comProsGood performance for the price. Highly energy efficient. Supports DirectX 11. Backward compatible with previous-generation motherboards.
ConsOffers only minor performance improvements on highest-end last-generation CPU. Graphics still not comparable to what you get with a discrete video card
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04/23/2012
SummaryWhile Ivy Bridge isn't blowing away the performance of Sandy Bridge, Intel continues to hit on all cylinders delivering a fantastic processor with a 10-15% performance advantage over the previous generation and a clear power consumption edge as well. The...
pcper.com -
04/23/2012
SummaryWhen running these tests plus various other tests, the average temperature of the Intel Core i7 3770K with a stock Intel heatsink fan and Arctic Silver 7 thermal-paste was 58°C. The Intel Core i7 3960X with its stock water-cooling setup was at 53°C ov...
phoronix.com -
04/23/2012
SummaryInterestingly, Intel's own literature suggests the biggest beneficiaries of its 22nm process node will be server and smartphone processors. What Intel is saying is that its 22nm processors will bring lower power consumption and enable it to finally p...
Theinquirer.net -
04/23/2012
SummaryAfter having benchmarked the 3770K and compared it against its brothers and sisters from the Sandy Bridge family of processors it is fair to say that Ivy Bridge is without a doubt faster and that Ivy Bridge-E will once again take that performance level...
vrworld.com -
04/23/2012
SummaryIt was a foregone conclusion that Ivy Bridge would be faster as compared to Sandy Bridge processors. The difference is as was expected, hovering between 10-15% depending on the application being run. The processor over-clocks just as well as previous proc...
wccftech.com -
04/23/2012
SummaryNo doubt, the new Ivy Bridge is an evolutionary step forward. Although no one promised any significant performance differences from the predecessors, Intel engineers managed to ensure a pretty significant, almost 10% performance gain compared with the...
xbitlabs.com -
04/22/2012
SummaryIn terms of performance, the new HD 4000 graphics chip is a more substantial update than the CPU portion of Ivy Bridge, delivering 50~70% higher frame rates in our gaming benchmarks. Unfortunately needs to be an order of magnitude better to really mak...
silentpcreview.com -
04/20/2012
SummaryThose hoping that Ivy Bridge performance would prove to be leaps and bounds ahead of Sandy Bridge will be sorely disappointed with today’s release. That said, if you were expecting anything more than a 10–15% performance increase you skipped over the f...
hardwareunboxed.com
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