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Core i7-2600K vs Core i9-10900X

Core i7-2600K vs Core i9-10900X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900X

3.7 GHz | 10-core

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Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)

Buy for 707.33 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-10900X

3.7 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)

Buy for 707.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 124 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900X outperforms Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900X is 3205 days newer than Core i7-2600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K

  • Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 95 vs 165 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X

  • Performs up to 30% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i7-2600K - 127 vs 98 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 20 vs 8 threads
This is a free version of Far Cry 6.
Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

98

77%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


FPS

127

100%

Value, €/FPS

€5.57/FPS

100%

Price, €

€707.33

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-10900X X-Serie Prozessor 10 Kerne mit 3.7 GHz (bis 4,7 GHz mit Turbo Boost 3.0, LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Prozessor (999PNG)

Buy for 707.33 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 124 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

668

42%

Multi-Core

2320

24%

Intel Core i9-10900X Logo
Core i9-10900X

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019


Single-Core

1576

100%

Multi-Core

9371

100%

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo

Intel Core i7-2600K

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Intel Core i9-10900X

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Oct 19th, 2019
Core i7CollectionCore i9 Extreme
Sandy BridgeCodenameCascade Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 2066
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
20
3.4 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
95 W
TDP165 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
34.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD 3000
Integrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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