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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Geekbench 5 Multi-Core

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Specifications

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

My Games With Core i7-2600K

With selected game settings

1920 x 1080

Ultra

112

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

193

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

High

702

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

161

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

216

FPS

Fortnite

Core i7-2600K Alternatives

With selected game settings

Core i7-12700K

393 FPS+21%

£0.53/FPS

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

Ryzen 9 5900X

385 FPS+18%

£0.53/FPS

Core i5-12600KF

390 FPS+20%

£0.43/FPS

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

Core i7-12700KF

392 FPS+21%

£0.56/FPS

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

Core i5-13600K

398 FPS+22%

£0.58/FPS

Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz

Core i7-8700K

355 FPS+9%

£0.52/FPS

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

Core i5-14500

394 FPS+21%

£0.59/FPS

Intel Core i5-14500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.0 GHz

Core i5-14600K

404 FPS+24%

£0.56/FPS

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

Core i5-10600K

358 FPS+10%

£0.44/FPS

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

Core i5-8400

347 FPS+7%

£0.49/FPS

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

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Ryzen 9 5900X

Nov 5th, 2020

£204

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Ryzen 9 5950X

Nov 5th, 2020

£295

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£295 on Amazon

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Core i9-12900K

Nov 4th, 2021

£328.01

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Ryzen 7 5700G

Apr 13th, 2021

£139.99

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£139.99 on Amazon

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Core i9-12900KF

Nov 4th, 2021

£257.13

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£257.13 on Amazon

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Ryzen 9 7950X

Sep 27th, 2022

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Core i5-12600KF

Nov 4th, 2021

£169.39

Overwatch 2

£169.39 on Amazon

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Ryzen 7 3700X

Jul 7th, 2019

£354.25

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£354.25 on Amazon

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Ryzen 5 5600GT

Jan 8th, 2024

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Core i5-13400F

Jan 4th, 2023

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Core i5-12600K

Nov 4th, 2021

£238.62

Overwatch 2

£238.62 on Amazon

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Core i9-14900KF

Oct 17th, 2023

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Core i7-2600K

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My Games With Core i7-2600K

Grand Theft Auto V

League of Legends

Escape From Tarkov

Valorant

World of Warcraft

Fortnite

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