Intel Core i7-3770T processor review

Intel Core i7-3770T

Core i7-3770T processor released by Intel; release date: April 2012. At the time of release, the processor cost $330. The processor is designed for desktop-computers and based on Ivy Bridge microarchitecture.

CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 4, threads - 8. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.70 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 69.8°C. Manufacturing process technology - 22 nm. Cache size: L1 - 64 KB (per core), L2 - 256 KB (per core), L3 - 8192 KB (shared).

Supported memory types: DDR3 1333/1600. Maximum memory size: 32 GB.

Supported socket types: FCLGA1155. Maximum number of processors in a configuration - 1. Power consumption (TDP): 45 Watt.

The processor has integrated graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4000 with the following parameters: maximum frequency - 1.15 GHz.

Benchmarks

PassMark
Single thread mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4760
1830
PassMark
CPU mark
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
154674
5444
Geekbench 4
Single Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
5311
754
Geekbench 4
Multi-Core
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
36691
2820
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Face Detection
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
97.640 mPixels/s
7.681 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Ocean Surface Simulation
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
741.453 Frames/s
9.952 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
4.623 Frames/s
0.302 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Video Composition
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
49.002 Frames/s
1.849 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop
Bitcoin Mining
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
218.231 mHash/s
3.286 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887 Frames
2442 Frames
GFXBench 4.0
T-Rex
Top 1 CPU
This CPU
12887.000 Fps
2442.000 Fps
Name Value
PassMark - Single thread mark 1830
PassMark - CPU mark 5444
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 754
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2820
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection 7.681 mPixels/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation 9.952 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex 0.302 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition 1.849 Frames/s
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining 3.286 mHash/s
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 2442 Frames
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex 2442.000 Fps

Integrated graphics – Intel HD Graphics 4000

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 650 MHz
Floating-point performance 33.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Pipelines 16
Texture fill rate 4.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt
Transistor count 1,200 million

Games performance

Counter-Strike: GO (2012)

Low, 1024x76878.15
Medium, 1366x76846.80
High, 1366x76826.70

Team Fortress 2 (2017)

Low, 1280x72068.00

Farming Simulator 17 (2016)

Low, 1280x72043.00
Medium, 1366x76825.10

Overwatch (2016)

Low, 1280x72025.60

Rise of the Tomb Raider (2016)

Low, 1024x76810.00

World of Warships (2015)

Low, 1366x76856.70
Medium, 1366x76836.00
High, 1920x108017.10

Dota 2 Reborn (2015)

Low, 1280x72096.00
Medium, 1366x76840.20
High, 1920x108016.90

Dirt Rally (2015)

Low, 1024x76872.35
Medium, 1366x76818.70
High, 1920x108012.55
Ultra, 1920x108012.50

GTA V (2015)

Low, 1024x76826.80

Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014)

Low, 1024x76818.50
Medium, 1366x76811.70

Far Cry 4 (2014)

Low, 1024x76813.20

Assassin's Creed Unity (2014)

Low, 1024x7683.00

Alien: Isolation (2014)

Low, 1024x76828.60
Medium, 1366x76818.20

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

Low, 1280x72013.00

Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014)

Low, 1280x72031.00
Medium, 1280x72021.90
High, 1920x10809.10

The Elder Scrolls Online (2014)

Low, 1024x76840.00
Medium, 1366x76823.10
High, 1366x76813.90
Ultra, 1920x10807.20

Thief (2014)

Low, 1024x76819.00
Medium, 1366x76810.90
High, 1366x7688.80
Ultra, 1920x10804.30

X-Plane 10.25 (2013)

Low, 1024x76841.85
Medium, 1366x76816.35
High, 1366x7687.00
Ultra, 1920x10804.55

Battlefield 4 (2013)

Low, 1024x76832.20
Medium, 1366x76819.70
High, 1366x76812.20
Ultra, 1920x10804.70

Total War: Rome II (2013)

Low, 1024x76827.75
Medium, 1366x76820.50

Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

Low, 1024x7689.95
Medium, 1366x76811.50
High, 1366x7686.25
Ultra, 1920x10802.90

Metro: Last Light (2013)

Low, 1024x76821.50
Medium, 1366x76814.50
High, 1366x7688.20
Ultra, 1920x10804.20

BioShock Infinite (2013)

Low, 1280x72026.80
Medium, 1366x76812.65
High, 1366x76810.80
Ultra, 1920x10803.58

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (2013)

Low, 1024x768108.05
Medium, 1366x76828.10
High, 1366x76815.45
Ultra, 1920x10807.60

SimCity (2013)

Low, 1024x76828.90
Medium, 1366x76815.00
High, 1366x76811.00
Ultra, 1920x10805.40

Tomb Raider (2013)

Low, 1024x76834.30
Medium, 1366x76817.00
High, 1366x76810.40
Ultra, 1920x10807.10

Crysis 3 (2013)

Low, 1024x76822.00
Medium, 1366x76811.20
High, 1366x7687.65
Ultra, 1920x10803.20

Hitman: Absolution (2012)

Low, 1024x76818.00
Medium, 1366x76814.00
High, 1366x7685.80
Ultra, 1920x10803.00

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76831.40
Medium, 1366x76820.90
High, 1366x7686.60
Ultra, 1920x10806.60

World of Tanks v8 (2012)

Low, 1024x76848.00
Medium, 1366x76821.95
High, 1366x76818.90
Ultra, 1920x10808.40

Borderlands 2 (2012)

Low, 1024x76832.70
Medium, 1366x76823.20
High, 1366x76815.80
Ultra, 1920x108010.30

Dirt Showdown (2012)

Low, 1024x76852.65
Medium, 1366x76827.80
High, 1366x76817.20
Ultra, 1920x10806.00

Diablo III (2012)

Low, 1024x76846.35
Medium, 1366x76826.00
High, 1366x76821.00
Ultra, 1920x108013.60

Mass Effect 3 (2012)

Low, 1280x72025.40
High, 1366x76819.00
Ultra, 1920x108018.10

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

Low, 1280x72027.10
Medium, 1366x76813.40
High, 1366x7688.80
Ultra, 1920x10805.50

Battlefield 3 (2011)

Low, 1024x76814.80
Medium, 1366x76812.20
High, 1366x76810.20
Ultra, 1920x10805.25

Deus Ex Human Revolution (2011)

Low, 1024x76843.80
High, 1366x76823.00
Ultra, 1920x108012.80

StarCraft 2 (2010)

Low, 1024x768112.50
Medium, 1360x76826.50
High, 1360x76817.00
Ultra, 1920x108010.90

Metro 2033 (2010)

Low, 800x60030.00
Medium, 1360x76817.55
High, 1600x90012.30
Ultra, 1920x10804.45

Trackmania Nations Forever (2008)

Low, 640x480135.00
High, 1024x76837.20
Ultra, 1920x108020.05

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007)

Low, 800x600100.60
Medium, 1024x76843.30

World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)

Low, 800x60066.50
Medium, 1024x76827.50
High, 1024x76813.00

World of Warcraft (2005)

Low, 800x60099.00
Medium, 1024x76864.00
High, 1280x102417.00
Ultra, 1920x10808.00

Specifications (specs)

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge
Launch date April 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $330
Place in performance rating 2160
Price now $329.99
Processor Number i7-3770T
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 7.32
Vertical segment Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.50 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 160 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 70 °C
Maximum core temperature 69.8°C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz
Number of cores 4
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Device ID 0x162
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt
Thermal Solution 2011B

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)