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.
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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: 69.48

Overall Rank:
1775th fastest in multithreading out of 4842 CPUs
1845th fastest in single threading out of 4842 CPUs
500th fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $79.00 USD (2024-09-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5489

Single Thread Rating

1745

Samples: 7678*
*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	21,187 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,898 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,411 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,652 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	91,487 KBytes/Sec
Physics	398 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,000 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,745 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of September 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of September 2024.
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!
	$49.98 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Newest Envy Intel i7 Premium Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Pro, Black, with External 512GB SSD Bundle	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Newest Envy Intel i7 Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 64GB RAM, 4TB PCIe M.2 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Home, Black, with External 512GB SSD Bundle	$1149.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Newest Envy Intel i5 Tower Desktop, Intel i5-14400 (Beats Intel i7-13650HX), Intel UHD Graphics, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, with External 512GB SSD Bundle, Wi-Fi 6, RJ45, Windows 11 Home, Black	$769.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake Vista i460TS Gaming Desktop (Intel® Core™ i7-14700F, ToughRam 32GB DDR5 5600MT/s RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Ti, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi, Windows 11) V27S-B760-46T-LCS	$1499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Newest Envy Intel i5 Business Tower Desktop, Intel i5-14400 (Beats Intel i7-13650HX), Intel UHD Graphics, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, with External 512GB SSD Bundle, Wi-Fi 6, RJ45, Windows 11 Pro, Black	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,114
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,484
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,127
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,609
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,272
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,168
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		5,489

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		239.90
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.59
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.05
Intel Core i9-13900K		138.59
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		69.48
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.10
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,623
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,910
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
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
BL2194306 - Sep 14 2024		5268
BL2192376 - Sep 11 2024 [Overclocked]		7087
BL2189728 - Sep 08 2024		5683
BL2189137 - Sep 07 2024		6393
BL2187396 - Sep 05 2024 [Overclocked]		7133

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 September 2024 - 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		5,348 (-2.6%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,240 (-4.5%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,638 (-15.5%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,086 (-7.3%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,462 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,747 (+22.9%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,492 (+18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,276 (+14.3%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,446 (-0.8%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,929 (-10.2%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,675 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,501 (-18.0%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,401
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,268
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,195
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,034
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,088
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,962
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,831
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,779
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,532
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		921

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