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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-11700F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-11700F is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Up to 5% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $140.12 vs $147.69
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-2600 - 178 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i7-2600 - $0.92 vs $0.95 per 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
Forza Horizon 5
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Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
178
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.92/FPS
100%
Price, €
€163.94
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Core i7-11700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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