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Core i7-2600 vs Core i9-10900

Core i7-2600 vs Core i9-10900: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-10900 outperforms Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10900 is 3399 days newer than Core i7-2600.

Advantages of Core i9-10900

  • Performs up to 16% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i7-2600 - 163 vs 141 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 20 vs 8 threads
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Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

141

87%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

163

100%

Value, €/FPS

€3.90/FPS

100%

Price, €

€635

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-10900 processor 2.8 GHz 20 MB Smart Cache Box

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In Stock

Updated 191 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

611

35%

Multi-Core

2047

24%

Intel Core i9-10900 Logo
Core i9-10900

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

1726

100%

Multi-Core

8423

100%

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo

Core i7-2600

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Intel Core i9-10900 Logo

Core i9-10900

Jan 9th, 2011Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7CollectionCore i9
Sandy BridgeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores
10
8Threads
20
3.4 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
3.8 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
95 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
14 nm
34.0x
Multiplier28.0x
Intel HD 2000Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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