Core i7-2600K

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
4	8	3.4 GHz	3.8 GHz

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General
Release Date	Jan 9th, 2011
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 1155
Collection	Core i7
Codename	Sandy Bridge

Performance
Cores	4
Threads	8
Base Frequency	3.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency	3.8 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	95 W
Overclockable	Yes
Integrated Graphics	Intel HD 3000

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League of Legends

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112

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Grand Theft Auto V

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High

702

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Valorant

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Maximum

161

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World of Warcraft

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Ultra

193

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Escape From Tarkov

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Best Looking

175

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Dota 2

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Core i7-12700K

538 FPS+17%

£0.39/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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Ryzen 9 5900X

522 FPS+14%

£0.39/FPS

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Core i5-12600KF

535 FPS+17%

£0.31/FPS

Intel® Core™ i5-12600KF Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

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Core i7-12700KF

537 FPS+17%

£0.41/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Extra £35.54

Core i5-12400

522 FPS+14%

£0.28/FPS

CPU CORE I5-12400 S1700 Box/2.5G BX8071512400 S RL4V IN

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Core i7-8700K

496 FPS+8%

£0.37/FPS

Intel Core i7-8700K Retail - (1151/Hex Core/3.70GHz/12MB/Coffee Lake/95W/Graphics)

Extra £2.64

Core i5-14600K

550 FPS+20%

£0.41/FPS

Intel® Core™ i5-14600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Extra £44.63

Core i7-7700K

495 FPS+8%

£0.39/FPS

Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2 GHz QuadCore 8MB Cache Processor

Extra £10.01

Core i5-14600KF

549 FPS+20%

£0.41/FPS

Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.3 GHz

Extra £42.34

Core i5-8400

486 FPS+6%

£0.35/FPS

Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)

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Core i5-13400

526 FPS+15%

£0.33/FPS

Intel® Core™ i5-13400 Desktop Processor 10 cores (6 P-cores + 4 E-cores) 20MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz

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Core i5-9600K

501 FPS+9%

£0.28/FPS

Intel CORE I5-9600K 3.7 GHZ SKT1151 9MB CACHE BOXED - BX80684I59600K (Components > Processors CPU)

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Core i5-10600K

499 FPS+9%

£0.32/FPS

Intel Core i5-10600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W

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Core i5-13500

532 FPS+16%

£0.45/FPS

Intel® Core™ i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz

Extra £54.53

Core i5-12500

528 FPS+15%

£0.35/FPS

Intel® Core™ i5-12500 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.60 GHz

Extra £2.61

Ryzen 5 7500F

548 FPS+20%

£0.36/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (3.7Ghz/5.0Ghz) - Bulk

Extra £16.65

Core i5-11600

519 FPS+13%

£0.39/FPS

Intel Core i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W

Extra £17.96

Core i7-4771

479 FPS+5%

£0.43/FPS

Intel 1150 i7-4771 Core i7 Box Quad-Core Haswell CPU (3.50GHz, 8MB Cache, 84W, Socket 1150)

Extra £23.62

Core i7-4790

481 FPS+5%

£0.44/FPS

Intel Core I7-4790 CPU 3.6 GHz / LGA1150 / 8 MB Cache Tray C

Extra £27.54

Ryzen 9 3900XT

502 FPS+10%

£0.4/FPS

AMD Ryzen™ 9 3900XT Processor (12C/24T, 70MB Cache, Up to 4.7 GHz Max Boost) – Without Cooler

Extra £15.66

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