Intel Core i7-2600K

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Specifications

Technical data

Legacy catalog specifications; the original verification date is not recorded.

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 2000
Family
Intel Core i7
Generation
2
Name
Intel Core i7-2600K
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
—

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
4
CPU Threads
8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Yes
Overclocking
Yes
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
10.1
Execution units
12
Generation
6
GPU Frequency
850 MHz
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics 3000
GPU Turbo
1350 MHz
Max. displays
2
Max. GPU Memory
—
Release date
Q1/2011
Shader
96
Technology
32 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
JPEG
No
VC-1
Decode
VP8
No
VP9
No

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
32 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
PCIe lanes
16
PCIe version
2.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
95 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Sandy Bridge S
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q1/2011
Socket
LGA 1155
Technology
32 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-2600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

452 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

266 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

627 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

481 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

618 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

569 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

1172 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

156 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

414 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

301 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

284 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

289 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

176 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

478 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i7-2600K with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

263

Intel Core i7-2600K

269

Intel Core i7-3930k

267

Intel Core i5-2400

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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1865

Intel Core i7-2600K

1922

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G

1921

AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

128

Intel Core i7-2600K

129

Intel Core i7-4558U

129

Intel Pentium G3258

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

612

Intel Core i7-2600K

613

Intel Core i7-4770T

613

Intel Core i7-4790T

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

808

Intel Core i7-2600K

811

Intel Xeon E5-1660 v2

810

Intel Core i3-8121U

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3098

Intel Core i7-2600K

3148

Intel Core i7-4790T

3134

Intel Core i3-8100

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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

259 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-2600K

260 GFLOPS

Samsung Exynos 880

260 GFLOPS

Samsung Exynos 980

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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

741.6 s

Intel Core i7-2600K

723.7 s

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

730 s

Intel Core i5-6400

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3193

Intel Core i7-2600K

3194

Intel Core i5-7400T

3194

Intel Core i7-5600U

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

12496

Intel Core i7-2600K

12528

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U

12528

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.66

Intel Core i7-2600K

1.67

Intel Core i5-4670

1.67

Intel Core i5-4670K

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

6.83

Intel Core i7-2600K

6.94

AMD FX-8310

6.94

AMD FX-8350

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

22.5

Intel Core i7-2600K

24.6

Intel Core i7-4800MQ

AMD A8-3510MX

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

8495

Intel Core i7-2600K

8514

Intel Core i5-1034G1

8506

Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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