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In short — Core i9-10850K 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 i9-10850K is 3487 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 20% better in World of Warcraft than Core i7-2600K - 194 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 20 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - £118.88 vs £295.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i9-10850K - £0.74 vs £1.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 95 vs 125 Watts
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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
161
82%
Value, £/FPS
£0.74/FPS
100%
Price, £
£118.88
100%
Value Winner
CORE I7-2600K 3.40GHZ
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Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10850K | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
|---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 4 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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