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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $422
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-11900F outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-11900F is 3719 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600S.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-11900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900F
- Performs up to 6% better in Stray than Core i7-2600S - 188 vs 177 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i7-2600S - $210.0 vs $235.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing Stray than Core i7-2600S - $1.12 vs $1.33 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600S - 16 vs 8 threads
Stray
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 i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
188
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$210
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900F 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 i9-11900F
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600S | vs | Intel Core i9-11900F |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600S or Core i9-11900F
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
123 FPS
$8.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-11900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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