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Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz

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

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i7-2600 @ 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) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 28.21

Overall Rank:
2041st fastest in multithreading out of 5155 CPUs
2076th fastest in single threading out of 5155 CPUs
575th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $189.69 USD (2025-05-30)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5351
Single Thread Rating
1737

Samples: 11032*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,087
Thread: 1,926

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

Integer Math20,811 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,773 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting13,093 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,604 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression90,408 KBytes/Sec
Physics375 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,966 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,737 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$189.69 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

DELL OptiPlex 990 SFF Desktop PC Intel Core i7 2600(3.40GHz) DELL OptiPlex 990 SFF Desktop PC Intel Core i7 2600(3.40GHz) $193.04
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Dell OptiPlex 990 DT/Core i7-2600 Quad @ 3.40 GHz/12GB DDR3/1TB HDD/DVD-RW/Windows 7 PRO 64 BIT Dell OptiPlex 990 DT/Core i7-2600 Quad @ 3.40 GHz/12GB DDR3/1TB HDD/DVD-RW/Windows 7 PRO 64 BIT $244.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,655
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,294
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,015
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,485
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,165
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,146
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
5,351
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F
196.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
168.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
150.65
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.17
Intel Core i9-13900K
134.84
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.23
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
28.21
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 June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
1,737
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2706344 - Jun 19 2025
4953
BL2706014 - Jun 19 2025
5609
BL2704996 - Jun 18 2025
5720
BL2703163 - Jun 17 2025
5642
BL2701863 - Jun 17 2025
5694
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
5,351
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600
6,086 (+13.7%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600
6,336 (+18.4%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600
5,732 (+7.1%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600
5,120 (-4.3%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600
4,113 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600
6,480 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600
6,503 (+21.5%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600
5,484 (+2.5%)
AMD FX-8370E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600
5,332 (-0.4%)
AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600
5,050 (-5.6%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600
5,456 (+2.0%)
AMD FX-8140 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600
4,860 (-9.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,457
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,299
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,586
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,482
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,803
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,731
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,639
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,524
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,517
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
641