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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700 is 1634 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 19% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-2600 - 74 vs 62 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $129.0 vs $190.73
- Up to 44% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Core i7-2600 - $1.74 vs $3.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 65 vs 95 Watts
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
74
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.74/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Core i7-6700
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
$789.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$900/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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