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Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-2600S 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

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 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) i7-2600S CPU @ 2.80GHz, Intel Core i7-2600S CPU @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 46.28

Overall Rank:
2174th fastest in multithreading out of 5149 CPUs
2103rd fastest in single threading out of 5149 CPUs
611th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $99.99 USD (2025-04-24)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4628
Single Thread Rating
1715

Samples: 323*
*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 Math17,446 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,532 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers23 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting11,099 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,378 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression77,152 KBytes/Sec
Physics378 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,346 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,715 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$99.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Corsair Vengeance i7600 Gaming PC – Liquid Cooled Intel® Core™ Ultra 7-265KF CPU, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070Ti Super GPU, 32GB Vengeance RGB DDR5 Memory, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD – Black Corsair Vengeance i7600 Gaming PC – Liquid Cooled Intel® Core™ Ultra 7-265KF CPU, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070Ti Super GPU, 32GB Vengeance RGB DDR5 Memory, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD – Black $2799.99
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,665
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,301
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,018
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,150
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,482
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,168
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,145
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
4,628
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F
186.43
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
168.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
152.50
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.19
Intel Core i9-13900K
130.37
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
49.24
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
46.28
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 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,139
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
1,715
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2665782 - Jun 01 2025
4726
BL2635575 - May 19 2025
4633
BL2602845 - May 05 2025
4432
BL2548818 - Apr 12 2025
4592
BL2544135 - Apr 10 2025
4499
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 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
4,628
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S
5,303 (+14.6%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S
4,631 (+0.1%)
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S
5,456 (+17.9%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S
4,626 (0.0%)
AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S
4,095 (-11.5%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600S
5,337 (+15.3%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S
4,785 (+3.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-2600S
3,912 (-15.5%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T vs Intel Core i7-2600S
3,802 (-17.8%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i7-2600S
3,474 (-24.9%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S
5,484 (+18.5%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600S
5,372 (+16.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,151
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,307
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,842
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,584
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,486
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,806
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,763
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,663
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,509
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz
639