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In short — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-10850K is 3487 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $79.0 vs $260.0
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 95 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 6% better in Death Stranding than Core i7-2600K - 230 vs 216 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 20 vs 8 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
38.39080459770115%
Multi-Core
2320
25.505716798592786%
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i9-10850K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i7-2600K or Core i9-10850K
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
167 FPS
$21.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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167 FPS
$27.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$4,588.88
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110 FPS
$18.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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132 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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101 FPS
$13.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,389.99
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157 FPS
$14.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$2,349.99
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101 FPS
$18.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,849.99
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155 FPS
$45.16/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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