Intel® Core™ i7-2700K

The Intel Core i7-2700K is a desktop processor with 4 cores and 8 threads, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture (32 nm process). It launched in 2011. Clocks run from 3.5 GHz base to 3.9 GHz boost. A 8-MB L3 cache backs the cores (2.3 MB per core). Maximum addressable memory is 32 GB. The chip drops into the LGA1155 socket and exposes PCIe 2.0 (16 lanes). Rated TDP is 95 W. Notable platform capabilities: VT-x (Hardware Virtualization).

The Intel Core i7-2700K scores 1,812 in single-core performance and 5,695 in multi-core performance (PassMark CPU Mark ratings). From those two ratings Feex computes 3,212 for overall performance, 6,239 for productivity performance, 6,394 for creator performance, 5,481 for engineering performance and 6,860 for gaming performance. Its multi-core throughput works out to 1,424 per core, 712 per thread and 60 per watt. Its computed efficiency index is 330. Its performance index is 40, so its overall performance is 60% below the Intel Core i5-12400 (index 100). Each bar shows the score as a share of a reference ceiling, which is the larger of the 99th-percentile score across the Feex CPU database and a fixed baseline.

Scores for individual PassMark CPU Mark test categories. Higher is better. These are measured test scores, not computed from the single-core and multi-core ratings.

In the individual workload tests the Intel Core i7-2700K scores 21,701 in integer math, 8,153 in floating-point math, 94,716 in compression, 1,747 in cryptography, 396 in physics simulation, 4,175 in vector SIMD, 26 in the prime sieve and 13,789 in sorting. Higher is better. Compared with the Intel Core i5-12400, it is 63% below in integer math, 82% below in floating-point math, 58% below in compression, 85% below in cryptography, 64% below in physics simulation, 73% below in vector SIMD, 61% below in the prime sieve and 39% below in sorting. Each bar shows the score as a share of that workload's reference ceiling, the larger of the 99th-percentile score across CPUs with a recorded value and a fixed baseline.

The Intel Core i7-2700K has 4 physical cores and runs 8 logical threads. It runs 2 threads per core. It runs at a base clock of 3.50 GHz and boosts up to 3.90 GHz.

The Intel Core i7-2700K is a desktop processor, belongs to the Intel Core i7 family, uses the Sandy Bridge architecture, carries the codename Sandy Bridge and is manufactured on a 32 nm process. It launched in 2011.

The Intel Core i7-2700K has 256 KB of L1 cache, 1 MB of L2 cache and 8 MB of L3 cache. That adds up to about 9.3 MB of cache, or 2.31 MB per core. Each core has 256 KB of private L2 cache.

The Intel Core i7-2700K has a 3-level cache hierarchy: L1 at 256 KB, L2 at 1 MB and L3 at 8 MB. L3 is the largest level and makes up about 86% of the cache listed here.

The Intel Core i7-2700K addresses up to 32 GB of memory, uses 2 memory channels and delivers up to 21.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth. It does not support ECC memory.

The Intel Core i7-2700K includes integrated graphics (Intel HD Graphics 3000) and clocks the graphics up to 1.35 GHz.

The Intel Core i7-2700K uses the LGA1155 socket, supports PCI Express 2.0 and provides up to 16 PCIe lanes.

The Intel Core i7-2700K has a rated TDP of 95 W.

Instruction sets, security, virtualization, AI acceleration and OS readiness. Features are listed as supported, explicitly not supported, or not recorded; a feature that is not recorded is not the same as unsupported.

The Intel Core i7-2700K is manufactured by Intel. It launched at a price of $332.

The Intel Core i7-2700K is also identified by the part number SR0DG, the model number 270K+ and the processor number i7-2700K.

After an audit, 1 value was corrected on the Intel Core i7-2700K record. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

• Logical threads: 24 → 8. Rule: Two independent sources agree. PassMark and Wikipedia agree with each other and contradict stored; no vendor fact. Sources: PassMark: Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz; Wikipedia: List of Intel Core desktop processors (revision 1371607091).

The audit log is public: all changes for this CPU, the corrections overview and the method.

Feex has recorded 63% of the specifications it tracks for the Intel Core i7-2700K. Values Feex does not hold are shown as "Not recorded" rather than estimated.

Not recorded: Core Configuration: Performance Cores, Efficiency Cores, Hybrid Architecture, All-Core Boost and Unlocked Multiplier. Architecture & Generation: ISA Family and Market Status. Cache: L4 Cache. Memory Support: DDR5 Support, DDR4 Support, LPDDR Support and Max Memory Speed. Graphics: Execution Units, Display Outputs and Max Video Memory. Platform & Compatibility: Package and Package Size. Power & Thermals: Base Power, Maximum Turbo Power, Configurable TDP (Min), Configurable TDP (Max), Max Junction Temperature and Tcase. Physical & Manufacturing: Transistor Count, Die Size, Die Count and Foundry. Naming & Aliases: SKU.

Processors that use the same LGA1155 socket as the Intel Core i7-2700K and have the closest multi-core scores in the Feex database include Intel Xeon E3-1280, Intel Xeon E3-1275, Intel Xeon E3-1290, Intel Xeon E3-1270 and Intel Xeon E3-1245.