Buy on Amazon
£118.88
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
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 i7-2600K
- Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-11700 - £118.88 vs £238.99
- Up to 44% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-11700 - £0.62 vs £1.11 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700
- Performs up to 12% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-2600K - 216 vs 193 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
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
193
89%
Value, £/FPS
£0.62/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.88
100%
Value Winner
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
Buy for £118.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 154 minutes ago
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
216
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.11/FPS
55%
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
Buy for £238.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 154 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-11700
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i7-11700 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600K or Core i7-11700
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
57 FPS
£17.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
£975.6
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
