CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 3770S vs 2600 among desktop CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 3770S
9.4
Core i7 2600
7.5
Core i7 3770
8.0
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 3770S
9.7
Core i7 2600
9.2
Core i7 3770
9.7
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 3770S
n.d.
Core i7 2600
n.d.
Core i7 3770
1.2
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 3770S
6.1
Core i7 2600
5.8
Core i7 3770
4.8
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 3770S
8.1
Core i7 2600
6.5
Core i7 3770
6.4
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 3770S
5.4
Core i7 2600
n.d.
Core i7 3770
5.3
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.8

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 3770S
8.8
Core i7 2600
8.6
Core i7 3770
6.7

Winner
Intel Core i7 3770S 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 3770S

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Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W vs 114.5W 2.2x lower typical power consumption
Much 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 15.66 $/year vs 41.87 $/year 2.7x lower annual home energy cost
Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year vs 112.13 $/year Around 50% lower annual commercial energy cost
Newer Apr, 2012 vs Jan, 2011 Release date over 1 years later
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Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz vs 3.1 GHz Around 10% higher clock speed
Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.93 GHz vs 3.73 GHz More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Significantly higher Maximum operating temperature 72.6 °C vs 69.1 °C More than 5% higher Maximum operating temperature

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 3770S vs 2600

CompuBench 1.5 (Ocean surface simulation) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 3770S
174 fps
Core i7 2600
75.8 fps

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3770S
11,941
Core i7 2600
10,986

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3770S
3,210
Core i7 2600
2,876

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3770S
2,630,000 MB/s
Core i7 2600
2,470,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3770S
11,473
Core i7 2600
11,071

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 3770S
12,621
Core i7 2600
11,820

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 3770S
9,126
Core i7 2600
8,219

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 3770S
2,036
Core i7 2600
1,921

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 3770S  vs
2600 
Clock speed 3.1 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz 3.8 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Socket type
LGA 1155
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 65W 95W
Annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year 41.87 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year 112.13 $/year
Performance per watt 12.46 pt/W 6.48 pt/W
Typical power consumption 52.81W 114.5W

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 25,600 MB/s 21,333.32 MB/s
Maximum memory size 32,768 MB 32,768 MB

details

 Core i7 3770S  vs
2600 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 8
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 2 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 32 nm
Transistor count 1,400,000,000 1,160,000,000
Max CPUs 1 1
Clock multiplier 31 34
Voltage range 0.25 - 1.52V 1.22 - 1.43V
Operating temperature 5 - 69.1°C Unknown - 72.6°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.73 GHz 3.93 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.9 GHz 3.92 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 3,921.1 2,824.9
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.73 GHz 3.93 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Latest DirectX 11.x 10.x
Number of displays supported 3 2
GPU clock speed 650 MHz 850 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz 1,350 MHz

bus
Architecture DMI DMI
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 5,000 MT/s 5,000 MT/s
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