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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G7400 is 4013 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Performs up to 5000% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-2600 - 51 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 44% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $102.75 vs $183.91
- Up to 99% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-2600 - $2.01 vs $183.91 per FPS
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
51
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$102.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Dual-core (2 Core) 3.70 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Pentium Gold G7400
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$900/FPS
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Core i7-2600
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