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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900 is 3719 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - $235.0 vs $270.0
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 30% better in Minecraft than Core i7-2600S - 794 vs 613 FPS
- Up to 11% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-2600S - $0.34 vs $0.38 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600S - 16 vs 8 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-2600S Quad-Core Processor 2.8 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600S
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Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
794
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$270
87%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2600S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600S | vs | Intel Core i9-11900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600S or Core i9-11900
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
551 FPS
$4.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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610 FPS
$3.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,299.99
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551 FPS
$5.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$3,298
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610 FPS
$7.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile
Core i9-11900
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$4,699.99
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