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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?

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


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:
2130th fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
2051st fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
597th fastest in out of 1434 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4628
Single Thread Rating
1723

Samples: 319*
*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 Math17,454 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,538 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting11,110 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,377 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression77,260 KBytes/Sec
Physics378 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,343 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,723 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,722
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,488
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,184
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
 4,628
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 147.03
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.18
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.32
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 3600
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
 1,723
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2548818 - Apr 12 2025
4592
BL2544135 - Apr 10 2025
4499
BL5091278 - Apr 07 2025
5064
BL2498965 - Mar 22 2025
4488
BL2491444 - Mar 18 2025
4809
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 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
 4,628
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-2600S
 3,908 (-15.6%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S
 5,481 (+18.5%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S
 5,348 (+15.6%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S
 5,297 (+14.5%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S
 4,631 (+0.1%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S
 5,448 (+17.7%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S
 5,337 (+15.3%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-2600S
 3,796 (-18.0%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S
 3,695 (-20.2%)
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
 5,779 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S
 5,740 (+24.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 24th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,172
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,319
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,612
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,508
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,815
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,700
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,524
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,417
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,292
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
 640