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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The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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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: 18.32

Overall Rank: 1440

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

Average CPU Mark

4562

Single Thread Rating: 1717
Samples: 279*
*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	17,532 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,553 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,329 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	75.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics	378 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,301 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,717 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of February 2023.
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 10 Performance Kit – Intel Core i7 Processor (Tall Chassis)	$582.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11 Enthusiast (NUC11PHKi7C, Phantom Canyon) Mini PC 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 Upto 4.7GHz, 32GB DDR4, 1TB PCIe SSD \|GeForce_RTX 2060 \|Thunderbolt 4 \| WiFi\| Window 10 Pro	$1460.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini PC Intel core i7 10510U Windows 11, Mini Gaming Desktop Computer, 16GB DDR4 (Max 64GB), 512G NVME SSD, Support 2.5inch HDD/SSD, WiFi 6 /BT 5.1,Dual Gigabit Ethernet,Support Auto Power on	$569.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11 Pro NUC11PAHi5 Panther Canyon Desktop Mini PC, Intel® Core i5-1135G7 4-Cores, 2.4–4.2 GHz Turbo, 28W Intel® Iris™ Xe Graphics, 0GB DDR4 RAM, 0GB PCIe SSD, Barebone	$541.90 (www.amazon.com)
	Charteey Mini PC Intel Core i7 10510U Windows 11Pro,16GB DDR4 (Max 64GB) 512G NVME SSD Mini Desktop Computer, Support 2.5inch HDD/SSD, WiFi5/BT 4.2,Dual Gigabit Ethernet,Support Auto Power on	$499.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		4,562

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		18.32
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 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		1,717

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5031252 - Feb 01 2023		4748
BL1724795 - Jan 19 2023		4742
BL1718344 - Jan 12 2023		4289
BL1698907 - Dec 19 2022		4639
BL5024276 - Oct 20 2022		4849

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 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		4,562
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-2600S		3,779 (-17.2%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		4,072 (-10.7%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		6,023 (+32.0%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		4,463 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		4,253 (-6.8%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,490 (+20.3%)
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,337 (+17.0%)
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,221 (+14.4%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		5,062 (+11.0%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S		4,655 (+2.0%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		4,214 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S		3,818 (-16.3%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz		433

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

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