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In short — Core i5-11600 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 Core i5-11600 is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Up to 48% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - CA$117.91 vs CA$224.99
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 10% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-2600 - 236 vs 215 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 12 vs 8 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7 2600 3.4GHz Quad Core Processor 8MB 5GT/S SR00B LGA 1155 i7-2600 CPU
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Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
612
28.84071630537229%
Multi-Core
2054
25.08549096238398%
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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