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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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

Very High

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

112

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

702

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Epic

216

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Ultra

193

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

Ultra

469

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Core i7-2600K Alternatives

With selected game settings

Core i7-12700K

128 FPS+15%

£1.63/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

124 FPS+12%

£1.65/FPS

Core i5-12600KF

127 FPS+14%

£1.33/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

127 FPS+14%

£1.72/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

129 FPS+16%

£1.8/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

118 FPS+6%

£1.58/FPS

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

Core i5-14500

128 FPS+15%

£1.82/FPS

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

Core i5-14600K

131 FPS+18%

£1.74/FPS

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

Core i5-10600K

119 FPS+7%

£1.32/FPS

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

Core i5-8400

116 FPS+5%

£1.45/FPS

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

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Core i9-13900

Jan 4th, 2023

£568.99

Baldur's Gate 3

£568.99 on Amazon

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Core i5-11600K

Mar 16th, 2021

£199.79

Baldur's Gate 3

£199.79 on Amazon

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Core i7-6700

Jul 1st, 2015

£112.2

Baldur's Gate 3

£112.2 on Amazon

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Core i7-3770S

Apr 29th, 2012

£97.63

Baldur's Gate 3

£97.63 on Amazon

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Core i3-7100

Jan 3rd, 2017

£54.38

Baldur's Gate 3

£54.38 on Amazon

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Core i5-10600KF

Apr 30th, 2020

£116.5

Baldur's Gate 3

£116.5 on Amazon

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Core i9-10900K

Apr 30th, 2020

Baldur's Gate 3

Core i5-9400

Oct 19th, 2018

£222.44

Baldur's Gate 3

£222.44 on Amazon

In Stock

Ryzen 5 3400G

Jul 7th, 2019

£64.99

Baldur's Gate 3

£64.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Core i3-9100

Sep 1st, 2018

Baldur's Gate 3

Core i9-10900KF

Apr 30th, 2020

£424.09

Baldur's Gate 3

£424.09 on Amazon

In Stock

Ryzen 5 3600X

Jul 7th, 2019

Baldur's Gate 3

Core i7-2600K

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My Games With Core i7-2600K

League of Legends

Grand Theft Auto V

Valorant

Fortnite

Escape From Tarkov

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

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