Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz can be found below. 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.
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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: 91.41

Overall Rank: 1679

Last Price Change: $59.99 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark

5484

Single Thread Rating: 1743
Samples: 7633*
*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	21,178 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,893 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,413 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,649 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	91,413 KBytes/Sec
Physics	398 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,992 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,743 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$85.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$59.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	Intel I3 N305 Octa Core Firewall Micro Appliance 4 Intel I226-V 2.5GbE NIC Ports Fanless Mini PC, Network Gateway Soft Router Mini Computer, Support AES-NI, DDR5 RAM, 8GB RAM 128GB SSD	$419.99 (www.amazon.com)
	2.5GbE Firewall Appliance, Intel Core i3 1215U, 6 Core up to 4.40GHz, 6 Intel I226 Ethernet, Sistema Barebone, Mini PC Router, TPM2.0/AES-Ni, Support pfSense/OPNsense	$448.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,324
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,381
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,764
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		5,484

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		211.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.83
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.96
Intel Core i9-12900K		124.27
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.41
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		91.41
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
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 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,927
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		1,743

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2101053 - May 14 2024		5811
BL2100935 - May 14 2024		5722
BL2100892 - May 14 2024		5753
BL2100731 - May 14 2024 [Overclocked]		7184
BL2100358 - May 14 2024		5103

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 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		5,484
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,345 (-2.5%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,454 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,119 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,410 (+16.9%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,191 (+12.9%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,764 (+23.3%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,643 (-15.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,925 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,499 (-18.0%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i7-2600K		3,417 (-37.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1065T vs Intel Core i7-2600K		3,384 (-38.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i7-2600K		3,188 (-41.9%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,644
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,271
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,557
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,406
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,145
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,001
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,558
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		921

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

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