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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $549
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 4279 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - CA$117.91 vs CA$468.98
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 95 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 51% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-2600 - 166 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 24 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7 2600 3.4GHz Quad Core Processor 8MB 5GT/S SR00B LGA 1155 i7-2600 CPU
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
612
20.937393089291824%
Multi-Core
2054
11.507647487254188%
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Ryzen 9 7900X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
164 FPS
CA$17.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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151 FPS
CA$16.74/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,527.97
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143 FPS
CA$16.03/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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145 FPS
CA$19.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,852.04
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159 FPS
CA$18.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$2,975.1
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