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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11400F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11400F is 3719 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11400F
- Performs up to 24% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-2600K - 117 vs 94 FPS
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - CA$194.99 vs CA$210.49
- Up to 25% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-2600K - CA$1.67 vs CA$2.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 12 vs 8 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K,Black
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Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
117
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.67/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$194.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.4 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-11400F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i5-11400F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600K or Core i5-11400F
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
57 FPS
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GeForce RTX 2060
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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60 FPS
CA$24.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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47 FPS
CA$47.66/FPS
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Core i5-11400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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CA$35.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-11400F
8 GB, N/A Storage
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