Intel Core i7 4770K  vs 2600K 

Both are high end processors with some similarities and of course the differences as well. In a nutshell, Core i7 4770k performs better in many aspects. And considering the price difference is just under $10, we suggest you to buy i7 4770k over i7 2600k.

Talking about i7 4770k, it outclasses the former i7 2600k both in architecture and performance level at stock settings. With the introduction of Haswell architecture in the 4th generation, core i7 4770k consumes 10W less than the i7 2600k. This small different is significant if you are opting for a lower watt power supply.

Although there is just 100MHz speed different between the 4770k and 2600k, but if you look at other features like turbo clock speed, memory bandwidth and the 4th generation Intel HD 4000 graphics, these are the deal breakers and you are just getting all these features by just paying $10 on top of the price of i7 2600k. So it’s a no brainier to choose Core i7 2600k over Core i7 4770k just to save $10.

The only scenario in which we suggest you to buy i7 2600k is if you are into overclocking your processor because i7 4770k stands at par against the i7 2600k in it. You can easily hit the 5GHz mark on the i7 2600k using a basic after market CPU cooler but you will need a more powerful cooling solution if you are to achieve latter one.