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In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 3719 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 55% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-2600K - 147 vs 95 FPS
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - £125.43 vs £298.98
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 12 vs 8 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
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Intel Core i5-11600K (3.9 GHz / 4.9 GHz, 12M Cache)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
30.558096980786825%
Multi-Core
2320
27.042778878657188%
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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