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In short — Core i7-2600K outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-2600K is 966 days older than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 15 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Performs up to 3% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Pentium 3556U - 157 vs 152 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 8 vs 2 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
157
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$85
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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