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Intel Core i7 2600
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 2600 based on its performance, single-core performance and value.
See full details | Intel Core i7 2600 vs i5 4400E |
![]() | Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz | ![]() | Much better performance per dollar 2.72 pt/$ |
![]() | Higher turbo clock speed 3.8 GHz | ![]() | Much higher GPU clock speed 850 MHz |
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 30.06W | ![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm |
![]() | More number of displays supported 3 | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 8.91 $/year |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
7.9 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Intel Core i7 2600CPUBoss Winner | ![]() | |
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Higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | More than 25% higher clock speed | |||
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Much better performance per dollar | 2.72 pt/$ | vs | 0.36 pt/$ | Around 7.5x better performance per dollar | |||
Higher turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | More than 15% higher turbo clock speed | |||
Much higher GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | vs | 400 MHz | Around 2.2x higher GPU clock speed | |||
More l2 cache | 1 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much better turbo clock speed | 1,350 MHz | vs | 1,000 MHz | 35% better turbo clock speed | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,921 | vs | 476 | More than 4x better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
More l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 3 MB | Around 2.8x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
Significantly better PassMark score | 8,219 | vs | 1,271 | Around 6.5x better PassMark score | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.93 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Significantly better performance per watt | 6.48 pt/W | vs | 2.61 pt/W | Around 2.5x better performance per watt | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
More l3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | vs | 1.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l3 cache per core | |||
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.92 GHz | vs | 2.7 GHz | More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 30.06W | vs | 114.5W | 3.8x lower typical power consumption | |||
Significantly newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
More number of displays supported | 3 | vs | 2 | 1 more number of displays supported | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 8.91 $/year | vs | 41.87 $/year | 4.7x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 32.41 $/year | vs | 112.13 $/year | 3.5x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | Jul, 2013 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date over 2 years later |
summary | Core i7 2600 | vs | i5 4400E |
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Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
LGA 1155 | |||
BGA 1364 | |||
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 95W | 37W | |
Annual home energy cost | 41.87 $/year | 8.91 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 112.13 $/year | 32.41 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 6.48 pt/W | 2.61 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 114.5W | 30.06W | |
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Architecture | DMI | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 1 | 1 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Core i7 2600 | vs | i5 4400E |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 8 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 0.25 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 3 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 32 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Clock multiplier | 34 | 27 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.93 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.92 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.93 GHz | 2.7 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | HD 4600 | |
Number of displays supported | 2 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 850 MHz | 400 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,350 MHz | 1,000 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3-1066 | |||
DDR3 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | No | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 16,384 MB |
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