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Core i7-12700K vs Core i7-2600

Core i7-12700K vs Core i7-2600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3952 days newer than Core i7-2600.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 29% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i7-2600 - 242 vs 188 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 20 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600

  • Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 95 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Far Cry 5.
Far Cry 5

Far Cry 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

242

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

188

77.68595041322314%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$117.71

100%

Core i7 2600 3.4GHz Quad Core Processor 8MB 5GT/S SR00B LGA 1155 i7-2600 CPU

Buy for CA$117.71 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74739 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

612

24.18016594231529%

Multi-Core

2054

14.999269753176572%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Intel Core i7-12700K

vs
Intel Core i7-2600 Logo

Intel Core i7-2600

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Alder LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
12
Cores4
20
Threads8
3.6 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.4 GHz
5.0 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.8 GHz
125 WTDP
95 W
10 nm
Process Size32 nm
36.0x
Multiplier34.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000
Yes
OverclockableNo

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