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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-8700K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-8700K is 2461 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Core i7-2600K
- Up to 6% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £166.66 vs £176.66
Advantages of Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 10% better in Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-2600K - 206 vs 187 FPS
- Up to 3% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Core i7-2600K - £0.86 vs £0.89 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 12 vs 8 threads
Escape From Tarkov
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
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Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
206
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.86/FPS
100%
Price, £
£176.66
94%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K | vs | Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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