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Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 8

Typical TDP: 95 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) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz, Intel Core i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 59.38

Overall Rank:
1850th fastest in multithreading out of 4901 CPUs
1892nd fastest in single threading out of 4901 CPUs
527th fastest in out of 1399 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $89.99 USD (2024-11-26)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5343
Single Thread Rating
1739

Samples: 10466*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,087
Thread: 1,926

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz

Integer Math20,834 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,777 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting13,126 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,600 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression90,283 KBytes/Sec
Physics375 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions3,935 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,739 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of November 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$89.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,996
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,470
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,111
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,595
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,084
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,257
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,747
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,567
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
 5,343
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 260.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 208.45
Intel Core i9-12900K
 155.32
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 153.98
Intel Core i9-13900K
 132.58
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.58
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 60.45
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
 59.38
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 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,620
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,567
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
 1,739
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2257076 - Nov 27 2024
5548
BL2256213 - Nov 26 2024
5668
BL2255353 - Nov 25 2024
5633
BL2255351 - Nov 25 2024
5645
BL2255328 - Nov 25 2024
5654
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
 5,343
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600
 5,261 (-1.5%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600
 4,642 (-13.1%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600
 5,095 (-4.6%)
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600
 6,466 (+21.0%)
AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600
 4,055 (-24.1%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i7-2600
 3,882 (-27.4%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600
 6,475 (+21.2%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i7-2600
 6,281 (+17.5%)
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600
 5,491 (+2.8%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-2600
 6,066 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600
 4,955 (-7.3%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-2600
 4,934 (-7.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,277
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 11,197
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,892
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,695
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,329
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,873
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,751
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,561
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,556
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,267
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,245
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 8,929
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz
 641