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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 4279 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600S.
Advantages of Core i7-2600S
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $235.00 vs $379.00
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 77% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-2600S - 108 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-2600S - $3.51 vs $3.85 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600S - 24 vs 8 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Intel Core i7-2600S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600S
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Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
108
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.51/FPS
100%
Price, $
$379
62%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600S | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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