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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $384
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-14700 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 Core i7-14700 is 4747 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-14700 - $147.76 vs $353.8
Advantages of Intel Core i7-14700
- Performs up to 74% better in Starfield than Core i7-2600 - 80 vs 46 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600 - 28 vs 8 threads
Starfield
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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Intel Core i7-14700 Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.4 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-14700
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2024
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
612
22.508275101140125%
Multi-Core
2054
12.51523275651962%
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Core i7-14700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 20 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Core i7-14700
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
34 FPS
$41.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-14700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,402.87
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1 FPS
$900/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$900
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