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: 69.49

Overall Rank:
1836th fastest in multithreading out of 4930 CPUs
1895th fastest in single threading out of 4930 CPUs
520th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $79.00 USD (2025-01-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5489

Single Thread Rating

1745

Samples: 7777*
*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	21,166 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,890 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,372 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,653 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	91,423 KBytes/Sec
Physics	398 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,010 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,745 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of January 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of January 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of January 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$79.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$99.00 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 15th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,882
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,410
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,086
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,108
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,881
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,230
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,734
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,603
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,154
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		5,489

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		197.15
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		186.69
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.45
Intel Core i9-12900K		143.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		117.77
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.54
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		69.49
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		54.95
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 15th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,154
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,025
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,904
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,926
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,565
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		1,745

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2336062 - Jan 11 2025		5652
BL2332057 - Jan 09 2025		5739
BL2331538 - Jan 09 2025		5903
BL2331410 - Jan 09 2025		5746
BL2330908 - Jan 09 2025		5783

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 15th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		5,489
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,347 (-2.6%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,270 (-4.0%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,625 (-15.7%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,744 (+4.6%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,109 (-6.9%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,213 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,186 (+12.7%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,607 (-16.1%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,747 (+22.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,283 (+14.5%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,443 (-0.8%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,677 (-14.8%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,205
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,872
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,764
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,586
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,312
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,859
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,606
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,541
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,264
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,210
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,134
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,906
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		664

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

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