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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 7800X3D 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 Ryzen 7 7800X3D is 4378 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 62% cheaper than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £118.88 vs £317.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 7 7800X3D - £1.06 vs £1.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 21% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D - 95 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Performs up to 44% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-2600K - 161 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 16 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
112
69%
Value, £/FPS
£1.06/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.88
100%
Value Winner
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Desk-top Processor (8-core/16-thread, 104MB cache, up to 5.0 GHz max boost)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600K or Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
140 FPS
£12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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