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.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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: 109.84

Overall Rank:
1790th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
1860th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
502nd fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $49.99 USD (2024-10-05)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5491

Single Thread Rating

1746

Samples: 7693*
*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	21,189 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,897 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	13,410 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,653 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	91,490 KBytes/Sec
Physics	398 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	4,003 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,746 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of October 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 Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIe M.2 SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Home, Black, with External 512GB SSD Bundle	$1099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Newest Envy Intel i7 Premium Tower Desktop, Intel i7-14700 (Beats Intel i9-12900), 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, SD Card Reader, Windows 11 Pro, Black, with External 512GB SSD Bundle	$1099.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Newest Envy Intel i5 Business 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 Pro, Black	$799.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Newest Envy Intel i5 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 Home, Black	$899.00 (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)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,090
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,474
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,602
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,067
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,525
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		5,491

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		243.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.59
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.04
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		109.84
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.93
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 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		1,746

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2209194 - Oct 02 2024		5560
BL2209133 - Oct 02 2024		5698
BL2208915 - Oct 02 2024		5674
BL2208364 - Oct 01 2024		5678
BL2207938 - Oct 01 2024		4711

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 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		5,491
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,445 (-0.8%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		5,317 (-3.2%)
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,413 (+16.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,180 (+12.6%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,548 (-17.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,757 (+23.1%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		4,287 (-21.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-2600K		3,766 (-31.4%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600K		3,685 (-32.9%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs Intel Core i7-2600K		3,200 (-41.7%)
Intel Core i7-980X @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,811 (+24.0%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600K		6,735 (+22.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,113
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,086
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,971
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,777
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz		922

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