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Core i5-9500 vs Core i7-2600

Core i5-9500 vs Core i7-2600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for 83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74416 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-2600

3.4 GHz | 4-core

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Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155

Buy for 119.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74415 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for 83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74416 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-2600

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155

Buy for 119.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74415 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 2840 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500

  • Performs up to 79% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-2600 - 197 vs 110 FPS
  • Up to 30% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $75.33 vs $108.05
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads
This is a free version of Diablo IV.
Diablo IV

Diablo IV

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

197

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€83.62

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)

Buy for 83.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74416 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

110

55.83756345177665%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€119.93

69%

Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155

Buy for 119.93 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74415 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo
Core i5-9500

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1468

100%

Multi-Core

4990

100%

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

612

41.689373297002724%

Multi-Core

2054

41.1623246492986%

Intel Core i5-9500 Logo

Intel Core i5-9500

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Intel Core i7-2600 Logo

Intel Core i7-2600

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores4
6Threads
8
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
4.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.8 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
30.0xMultiplier
34.0x
UHD 630Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000
NoOverclockableNo

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