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Core i7-6900K vs Core i7-2600

Core i7-6900K vs Core i7-2600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K is 1969 days newer than Core i7-2600.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Performs up to 4% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-2600 - 157 vs 151 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 16 vs 8 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600

  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
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Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

157

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€182.66

100%

FPS Winner

INTEL Core i7-6900K 3,20 gHz LGA2011-V3 20MB Cache

Buy for 182.66 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74944 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

151

96.17834394904459%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

100%

Multi-Core

7118

100%

Intel Core i7-2600 Logo
Core i7-2600

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

612

48.881789137380196%

Multi-Core

2054

28.856420342792923%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

vs
Intel Core i7-2600 Logo

Intel Core i7-2600

May 31st, 2016
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i7CollectionCore i7
Broadwell-ECodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads8
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
140 WTDP
95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
32.0xMultiplier
34.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 2000
Yes
OverclockableNo

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