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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700F outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i7-2600S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-11700F is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700F
- Performs up to 12% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-2600S - 291 vs 260 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600S - 16 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i7-11700F - $44.95 vs $198.99
- Up to 75% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-11700F - $0.17 vs $0.68 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-11700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
291
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
25%
Price, $
$198.99
22%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 4.9 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
260
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$44.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2600S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600S
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Updated 202 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-11700F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700F | vs | Intel Core i7-2600S |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700F or Core i7-2600S
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
171 FPS
$7.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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219 FPS
$5.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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131 FPS
$9.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,299
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115 FPS
$6.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$699.99
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188 FPS
$5.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,049
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219 FPS
$5.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,249.99
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143 FPS
$10.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,487
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188 FPS
$8.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,546.88
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118 FPS
$13.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,540.88
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136 FPS
$10.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060 12 GB
Core i7-11700F
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,418.06
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