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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700 is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 7% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i7-2600K - 169 vs 158 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - £118.88 vs £238.99
- Up to 47% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i7-11700 - £0.75 vs £1.41 per FPS
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
169
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.41/FPS
53%
Price, £
£238.99
49%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
158
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.75/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.88
100%
Value Winner
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
Buy for £118.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 110 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-11700 or Core i7-2600K
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
79 FPS
£12.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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