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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 3952 days newer than Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 71% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-2600 - 159 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 20 vs 8 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
93
58%
Value, $/FPS
$2.05/FPS
100%
Price, $
$190.73
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Core i7-12700K
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, 1920 x 1080, Very High
100 FPS
$22.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$20.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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108 FPS
$19.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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43 FPS
$37.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$22.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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89 FPS
$22.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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84 FPS
$19.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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101 FPS
$16.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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