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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-7740X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700K is 1359 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-7740X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7740X
- Up to 8% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - £208.88 vs £225.84
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 112 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 43% better in League of Legends than Core i7-7740X - 274 vs 192 FPS
- Up to 25% better value when playing League of Legends than Core i7-7740X - £0.82 vs £1.09 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-7740X - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-7740X doesn't have integrated graphics
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel BX80677I77740X Core I7-7740X 4.30 GHz Extreme Edition Processor - Silver
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Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
274
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.82/FPS
100%
Price, £
£225.84
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-11700K (3.6 GHz, 16M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-7740X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-7740X | vs | Intel Core i7-11700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
112 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
43.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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