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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600S on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2549 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 3100% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-2600S - 32 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 39% cheaper than Core i7-2600S - $140.0 vs $229.95
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600S - 12 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-2600S 2.8GHz OEM CPU SR00E CM8062300835604
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Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
583
38.53271645736947%
Multi-Core
1811
30.66892464013548%
Intel Core i7-2600S | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600S or Core i7-8700
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$859.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$699.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Core i7-8700
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699.99
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1 FPS
$1799/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,799
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1 FPS
$2499/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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