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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900 is 4388 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Up to 60% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - $147.76 vs $368.99
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 11% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i7-2600 - 234 vs 211 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 - 24 vs 8 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
612
21.671388101983002%
Multi-Core
2054
12.267813414561308%
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| 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 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Ryzen 9 7900
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
146 FPS
$12.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,792.73
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103 FPS
$22.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$2,359
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103 FPS
$23.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$2,439
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103 FPS
$17.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,809
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55 FPS
$16.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$900
In Stock
195 FPS
$16.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,249
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