Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-2600S 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 i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 65 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) i7-2600S CPU @ 2.80GHz, Intel Core i7-2600S CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2083rd fastest in multithreading out of 5041 CPUs
2009th fastest in single threading out of 5041 CPUs
584th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4624

Single Thread Rating

1722

Samples: 316*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,163
Thread: 1,839

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	17,437 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,533 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,124 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,375 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,031 KBytes/Sec
Physics	380 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,341 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,722 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$229.95 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 2nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,755
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,335
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,492
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,126
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,195
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,717
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		4,624

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 2nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.27
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		115.21
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,682
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		1,722

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2498965 - Mar 22 2025		4488
BL2491444 - Mar 18 2025		4809
BL2485194 - Mar 16 2025		4719
BL2480702 - Mar 14 2025		4872
BL2479037 - Mar 13 2025		4613

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
As of 2nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		4,624
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-2600S		3,906 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,482 (+18.6%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,347 (+15.6%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,296 (+14.5%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		4,628 (+0.1%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,445 (+17.8%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,330 (+15.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-2600S		3,795 (-17.9%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		3,694 (-20.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i7-2600S		3,474 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,778 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,740 (+24.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 2nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,366
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,189
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,358
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,857
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,539
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,822
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,704
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,531
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,440
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,439
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		642

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