In October 2026, a used 2023 TaylorMade P770 set was worth $8 more than a 2020 one, and $193 less than the 2024 set that replaced it.
The P-series is full of gaps like that, because five iron lines share its letter: the P790, P770, P7CB, P7MC and P7MB. Each runs on its own schedule and suits a different player.
The short answer
The P790 is the hollow, forgiving players’ distance iron and the one most golfers should look at first. The P770 is a smaller version of the same idea. The P7CB, P7MC and P7MB are forged irons for good ball strikers, ending with the P7MB, a true blade.
Every P-series set by year
The last column is our algorithm’s target price for a typical used set of each, about what a buyer pays for one today. Each links to the set’s own page, with every live listing under the target.
| Launched | Iron | Launch price, steel | Used today |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | P790 (5th generation) | $1,399.99 for 7 | $927 |
| Sept 2024 | P770 | $1,399.99 for 7 | $855 |
| Sept 2024 | P7CB | $1,399.99 for 7 | $811 |
| Aug 2023 | P790 (4th generation) | $1,399.99 for 7 | $780 |
| Jan 2023 | P770 | $1,299.99 for 7 | $638 |
| Jan 2023 | P7MC | $1,299 | $647 |
| Jan 2023 | P7MB | $1,299 | $624 |
| Sept 2021 | P790 (3rd generation) | $1,299.99 for 7 | $673 |
| Sept 2020 | P770 | $1,399 | $608 |
| Sept 2020 | P7MC and P7MB | $1,399 | – |
| Sept 2019 | P790 (2nd generation) | $1,399.99 | $660 |
| May 2019 | P7TW (Tiger Woods) | $1,999.99 for 3–PW | $1,072 |
| Sept 2017 | P790 (1st generation) | $1,299 | – |
Launch prices are US prices for a steel set as announced. Most were quoted for seven irons; where the launch coverage didn’t give a set size, we’ve left it off. Where the last column shows a dash, we don’t price that set separately yet. Note the years: TaylorMade announced the “2023” P770, P7MC and P7MB in December 2022.
The five P-series irons
P790. The one that made the line. When TaylorMade launched it in 2017 it described a forged 4140 face wrapped onto a hollow carbon steel body, filled with SpeedFoam behind the face, for golfers who wanted “the forged look and feel of a players iron with increased distance”. It has been TaylorMade’s players’ distance iron ever since, with strong lofts and a forgiving face behind a clean look at address.
P770. The same hollow, foam-filled construction in a smaller head, with a thinner topline, less offset in the long irons and a shorter blade. More precise than the P790, a touch less forgiving.
P7CB. A forged cavity back from 2024. A pocket in the sole holds a tungsten toe weight and a light composite, freeing about 20 grams of mass for TaylorMade to move elsewhere in the head. Golf.com put it at 5-handicaps and better.
P7MC. A muscle cavity: a forged head with a little perimeter weighting, aimed at skilled ball strikers who want precision with a little forgiveness.
P7MB. The blade. Short, narrow-soled and built for elite ball strikers. TaylorMade said Rory McIlroy and Collin Morikawa helped shape the sole of the 2023 version.
Two side branches sit beside them. The P7TW is Tiger Woods’ own forged blade, in stores from May 1, 2019 at $1,999.99 for 3–PW. In our October 2026 check it was the most valuable P-series set we price, at $1,075; today a used set is worth $1,072. The P·DHY is a driving hybrid that TaylorMade moved into the P family; used, it is worth about $185.
P770 vs P790
Most golfers shopping the P-series end up choosing between these two, and they are one idea at two sizes.
- The P790 is bigger, with more offset and a thicker topline. It is the more forgiving of the two, and Golf.com described it as built to suit “the widest array of golfers”.
- The P770 is more compact and looks like a players’ iron at address. Golf.com put the 2024 version at 10-handicaps and better.
If you miss the center more than you hit it, play the P790. If you want an iron that looks like a blade from the top and forgives like something bigger, the P770 is the one. Many golfers mix them, P770 in the short irons and P790 in the long.
Generation by generation
P790: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025
TaylorMade announced the first P790 on August 22, 2017, and it reached stores September 15 at $1,299. The second, in stores September 6, 2019 at $1,399.99, thinned the face and added a Thru-Slot Speed Pocket. The third, September 2021 at $1,299.99 for seven, switched to SpeedFoam Air, which TaylorMade said was 69% less dense, and the thinnest P790 face to that point. The fourth went on pre-order August 8, 2023, after Collin Morikawa put it in play at that year’s Open, with what TaylorMade calls FLTD CG: tungsten placed low in the long irons and moved up through the set.
The fifth broke the pattern. It reached stores on March 13, 2025, about eighteen months after the fourth, at $1,399.99 for seven, with a new forged 4340M face that TaylorMade said was 20% stronger, so it could be made thinner. Used: 2025 $927, 2023 $780, 2021 $673, 2019 $660.
P770: 2020, 2023, 2024
The P770 name was already in TaylorMade’s P700 family when the first P790 arrived in 2017, but the generations we price start with the hollow, SpeedFoam-filled set that reached stores on September 4, 2020, at $1,399. TaylorMade announced the next on December 6, 2022, and it arrived January 20, 2023, at $1,299.99 for seven, with SpeedFoam Air and FLTD CG. The 2024 version reached stores on September 6, 2024, at $1,399.99, with a wider sole, a modified leading edge, a thinner topline and a brushed finish. Used: 2024 $855, 2023 $638, 2020 $608.
P7MC and P7MB: 2020 and 2023
Both launched beside the P770 on September 4, 2020, at $1,399 a set, forged from 1025 carbon steel under a 2,000-ton press in what TaylorMade calls Compact Grain Forging; the P7MB was based on Dustin Johnson’s P730 tour blade. TaylorMade announced the second versions with the 2023 P770, and they arrived January 20, 2023, at $1,299 a set. The P7MC added a forged “Metal-T” in the cavity; the P7MB got a shorter blade and a narrower sole. Used: P7MC $647, P7MB $624.
P7CB: 2024
Launched with the 2024 P770, in stores September 6, 2024, at $1,399.99 for seven. Golf.com was clear it isn’t a reworked P7MC, and that the P770 is the more forgiving of the two. Used: $811.
Which P-series iron suits you
- Mid-handicap, want distance and a clean look: P790. Most golfers who buy a P-series set should start here.
- Single figures, want a smaller head with some help: P770, or a P770 and P790 combo.
- Five and under, want a forged cavity: P7CB.
- Very good ball striker who wants feedback: P7MC, or the P7MB if you want a true blade.
- Collector, or a Tiger fan with the swing for it: P7TW.
Be honest about the last three. A blade punishes a mishit by design, and you won’t keep playing a set you don’t enjoy hitting, whatever you paid for it.
Which used P-series set is the best value?
Look at the P790 by generation and the gaps shrink as the sets get newer. Our October 2026 targets: 2019 $600, 2021 $769, 2023 $854, 2025 $934. The first step is $169; the last two are $85 and $80.
That gives two good answers and one poor one. A 2025 P790 cost $80 more than the 2023, so if you are buying a recent P790, buy the newest. A 2019 P790 cost $254 less than the 2023, so if you want the most iron for the least money, go old. The 2023 in the middle is the one we’d skip.
The P770 runs the other way. The 2020 and 2023 sets were $8 apart, while the 2024 cost $193 more than the 2023. So our P770 pick is the 2023: two years newer than the 2020 for the same money, and nearly $200 under the 2024.
Good players have the biggest bargain of all. A 2023 P7MC was $647 and a 2023 P7MB $624, both less than a 2021 P790 ($769). Fewer golfers can play a blade, so fewer are shopping for one, and sellers ask less for it. If you have the swing, that discount is yours.
Check the makeup before you compare. P-series sets turn up as 4–PW, 5–PW, 4–AW and every combo in between, often mixing models. Count the clubs, check the shaft and flex, and confirm the generation: the badges look alike, so match the photos to the year. More sets from every brand are on our used irons page, and every TaylorMade we price is on our TaylorMade page.
The P790 used to arrive every other autumn; the 2025 came after eighteen months. Each new one pushes the previous set down a step, so whenever the sixth arrives, the 2025 set will take that step, and that is the moment to buy it.
Questions
What is the difference between the P770 and the P790?
Size and forgiveness. Both are hollow, foam-filled forged-face irons, but the P770 is more compact, with a thinner topline and less offset, for better players. The P790 is bigger and more forgiving and suits more golfers.
What is the difference between the P7MC and the P7MB?
The P7MC is a muscle cavity with a little perimeter weighting for forgiveness. The P7MB is a true blade with a shorter head and narrower sole, for elite ball strikers.
How many generations of P790 are there?
Five as of October 2026, launched in 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2025. The 2025 set arrived in March, about eighteen months after the 2023 one; the others launched in late summer.
Is there a 2025 TaylorMade P770?
No. As of October 2026 the newest P770 is the one that reached stores on September 6, 2024. Before it came the January 2023 and September 2020 versions.
What handicap is the P770 for?
Golf.com put the 2024 P770 at 10-handicaps and better. If you miss the center a lot, play the P790.
Which used P-series irons are the best value?
For most golfers, a 2019 P790, or a 2025 P790 if you want the newest, which in October 2026 cost $80 more than the 2023. For better players, the 2023 P770, which was barely more than the 2020 set.
