Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-2600K can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 93.08

Overall Rank:
1812th fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
1875th fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
517th fastest in out of 1398 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $59.00 USD (2024-11-16)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5492

Single Thread Rating

1746

Samples: 7717*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,213
Thread: 1,925

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math	21,184 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,895 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,406 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,654 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	91,514 KBytes/Sec
Physics	398 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,006 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,746 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$59.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$59.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,005
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,472
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,113
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,594
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,077
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,259
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,156
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		5,492

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		273.92
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		208.45
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		172.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		155.33
Intel Core i9-13900K		147.52
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		93.08
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,835
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		1,746

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2251022 - Nov 20 2024 [Overclocked]		7038
BL2249074 - Nov 18 2024 [Excluded]		4219
BL2249033 - Nov 18 2024		5750
BL2248924 - Nov 18 2024		5308
BL2248897 - Nov 18 2024 [Overclocked]		5952

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		5,492
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,343 (-2.7%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,065 (+10.4%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,413 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,182 (+12.6%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,588 (-16.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,756 (+23.0%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,260 (-4.2%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,641 (-15.5%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,443 (-0.9%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,932 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,678 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,293 (-21.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,240
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		11,301
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,891
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,715
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,330
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		10,235
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,873
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,486
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,254
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,942
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		664

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