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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $232
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MSRP in USD: $232
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-14500 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-14500 is 4747 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i5-14500 - $190.73 vs $239.99
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14500
- Performs up to 33% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-2600 - 166 vs 125 FPS
- Up to 5% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i7-2600 - $1.45 vs $1.53 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 20 vs 8 threads
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
FPS
166
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$239.99
79%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-14500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) up to 5.0 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-14500
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Core i5-14500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Core i5-14500
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
7 FPS
$128.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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