Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600S CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 18.30

Overall Rank: 1400

Last Price Change: $249.00 USD (2022-08-30)

Average CPU Mark

4558

Single Thread Rating: 1728
Samples: 275*
*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	17,578 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,568 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,319 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	75.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics	378 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,311 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,728 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of December 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of December 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$249.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Intel NUC 11 NUC11PAHi7 Latest Desktop Mini PC，Intel Core i7-1165G7 2.8 GHz – 4.7 GHz Turbo，8 Thread, 12MB Cache, Kingston 16GB RAM, Kingston 512GB PCIe SSD, 28W Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Win 10 Pro	$647.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6GHz, 8GB DDR4, GeForce RTX 2060 6GB, 500GB NVMe SSD, WiFi Ready & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8060A11)	$769.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11 Enthusiast (NUC11PHKi7C, Phantom Canyon) 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 Upto 4.7GHz, 64GB DDR4, 2TB PCIe SSD \|GeForce_RTX 2060 \|Thunderbolt 4 \| WiFi\| Window 10 Pro	$1770.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Envy 34 Desktop 1TB SSD 128GB RAM Extreme (Intel Core i9-11900K Processor Turbo Boost to 5.30GHz, 128 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, 34" 5K WUHD (5120 x 2160), Win 11) PC Computer All-in-One	$3299.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,546
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,694
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,218
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,997
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,946
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,159
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,591
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,802
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,552
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,345
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		4,558

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		155.16
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		148.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		94.43
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		87.28
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		70.96
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.51
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		26.60
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		18.30
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,829
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,738
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,354
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,949
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,893
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		1,728

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5024276 - Oct 20 2022		4849
BL1644818 - Oct 09 2022		4842
BL1628176 - Sep 11 2022		4720
BL1598562 - Jul 20 2022		4746
BL1576255 - Jun 04 2022 [Overclocked]		4980

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		4,558
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-2600S		3,773 (-17.2%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		4,079 (-10.5%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		4,250 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,491 (+20.5%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,351 (+17.4%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,214 (+14.4%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,064 (+11.1%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		4,644 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		4,214 (-7.5%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		3,829 (-16.0%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,416 (+18.8%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,295 (+16.2%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,732
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,724
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,086
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,807
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,682
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,631
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,513
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,477
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,330
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X		6,204
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		6,008
Intel Core i9-12900K		5,823
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		434

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

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