Intel Core i7-2600K
The Intel Core i7-2600K is a high-end quad-core desktop processor of the Sandy Bridge generation. It was announced at the beginning of 2011 and was the fastest CPU of this series at that time. However it does not offer all Sandy Bridge features, as vPro, VT-d and Trusted-Execution features are deactivated.
The four processor cores are able to handle 8 threads in parallel (due to Hyperthreading) and offer a base clock rate of 3.4 GHz. Under load, the cores can be overclocked automatically to up to 3.8 GHz with sufficient cooling:
3.8 GHz - 1 core load 3.7 GHz - 2 cores load 3.6 GHz - 3 cores load 3.5 GHz - 4 cores load As a member of the "K-familiy" the i7-2600K is easily overclockable due to the open multiplicator.
The Die also includes an graphics card called Intel HD Graphics 3000 that clocks with 850 to 1350 MHz (also due to Turbo Boost). Furthermore, an integrated dual channel memory controller is able to handle up to 32 GB of DDR3-1333.
Series Intel Core i7 (Desktop) Codename Sandy Bridge Series: Core i7 (Desktop) Sandy Bridge Clock Rate 3400 - 3800 MHz Level 2 Cache 1 MB Level 3 Cache 8 MB Number of Cores / Threads 4 / 8 Max. Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power) 95 Watt Transistor Count 995 Million Manufacturing Technology 32 nm Die Size 216 mm2 Max. Temperature 72.6 °C Socket LGA1155 Features SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, Turbo Boost (3.80GHz), Hyper-Threading, VT-x, AES-NI, Intel 64, Idle States, EIST, Thermal Monitoring Technologies, Intel Fast Memory Access, Intel Flex Memory Access, XD bit, open Multiplicator GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000 (850 - 1350 MHz)64 Bit 64 Bit support Starting Price $317 U.S. Announcement Date 01/03/2011 Product Link (external) Intel Core i7 (Desktop) 2600K
Benchmarks Cinebench R15 - CPU Multi 64Bit
min: 613 avg: 613.5 median: 613.5 (242%) max: 614 Points
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop Radeon R9 290X 8192 MB 1040 / 1300 MHz 4096MB GDDR5 14.6+ 613
Desktop GTX 680 GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 326.80 614
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Cinebench R15 - CPU Single 64Bit
129 Points (147%)
Desktop GTX 680 GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 326.80 129
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Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Multi 64Bit
6.8 Points (270%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 6.76
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Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Single 64Bit
1.5 Points (159%)
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 296.10 1.51
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single 32Bit
4809 Points (149%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 4809
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit
18608 Points (245%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 18608
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
22897 Points (274%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 22897
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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
6001 Points (111%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 6001
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328 seconds (4%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 328
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 2479%
10.5 seconds (2%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 10.5
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234 seconds (1%)
Radeon HD 6870 4096 MB 900 / 1050 MHz 1024MB GDDR5; downclocked Powercolor 11.3 233.988
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Intel Core Duo L2500 501%
Intel Pentium Dual Core T2080 567%
Intel Mobile Pentium 4 538 1137%
Intel Celeron M 430 1162%
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Intel Celeron M 373 10872%
7.1 seconds (4%)
Radeon HD 6870 4096 MB 900 / 1050 MHz 1024MB GDDR5; downclocked Powercolor 11.3 7.144
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Intel Pentium M 713 2560%
3486 KB/s (121%)
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 290.53 3486
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 2
36.5 fps (301%)
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 296.10 36.5
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz -95%
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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 1
145 fps (232%)
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 296.10 145
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TrueCrypt - Serpent Mean 100MB
0.3 GB/s (36%)
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 290.53 0.315
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TrueCrypt - Twofish Mean 100MB
0.6 GB/s (87%)
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 290.53 0.561
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TrueCrypt - AES Mean 100MB
3.3 GB/s (194%)
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 290.53 3.3
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min: 6358 avg: 6648.8 median: 6669 (186%) max: 6791 Points
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 6358
Desktop GTX 680 GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 304.48 6505
Radeon HD 4350 4096 MB 500 / 400 MHz 512MB DDR2; MSI R4350 11.3 6550
Radeon HD 5670 4096 MB 775 / 1000 MHz 1024MB GDDR5, Asus EA5670 10.3 6614
Radeon HD 5570 4096 MB 650 / 667 MHz 1024MB DDR3, PowerColor Radeon HD 5570 10.3 6642
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 4096 MB 750 / 900 MHz 512MB GDDR5 11.4 6655
GeForce GTS 450 4096 MB 783 / 1800 MHz GDDR5 260.99 6665
Radeon HD 5770 4096 MB 850 / 1200 MHz 1024MB GDDR5, PowerColor Radeon HD 5770 10.3 6669
Radeon HD 4850 4096 MB 11.3 6671
Radeon HD 6790 4096 MB 840 / 1050 MHz 1024MB GDDR5, Club 3D Radeon HD 6790 Cool Stream Edition 8.840.0.0 6672
Desktop 2600K GTX 580 GeForce GTX 590 8192 MB 607 / 1707 MHz 1536MB GDDR5 285.38 6713
Radeon HD 6870 4096 MB 900 / 1050 MHz 1024MB GDDR5; downclocked Powercolor 11.5 6730
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop Radeon R9 290X 8192 MB 1040 / 1300 MHz 4096MB GDDR5 14.6+ 6743
Desktop 2600K GTX 580 GeForce GTX 580 8192 MB 783 / 2010 MHz 1536MB GDDR5 285.38 6754
Radeon HD 6870 4096 MB 900 / 1050 MHz 1024MB GDDR5; downclocked Powercolor 11.3 6791
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10.2 Seconds (2%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 10.2
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 4439%
22.4 Seconds (1%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 22.4
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M *
559.6 Seconds (2%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 559.6
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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3923%
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
118000 MIPS (303%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 118000
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SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
82400 MFLOPS (325%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 82400
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Processor
7.6 points (100%)
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 7.6
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3DMark Vantage - P CPU no PhysX 1280x1024
min: 22530 avg: 23608.3 median: 23731 (119%) max: 24019 Points
HD Graphics 3000 4096 MB 850-1350 / MHz 22530
Desktop GTX 680 GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 304.48 22816
GeForce GTS 450 4096 MB 783 / 1800 MHz GDDR5 260.99 23490
Radeon HD 4850 4096 MB 11.3 23576
Desktop 6870 at 6990M clocks Radeon HD 6990M 4096 MB 715 / 900 MHz 23592
Desktop 2600K GTX 580 GeForce GTX 590 8192 MB 607 / 1707 MHz 1536MB GDDR5 285.38 23621
Radeon HD 6790 4096 MB 840 / 1050 MHz 1024MB GDDR5, Club 3D Radeon HD 6790 Cool Stream Edition 8.840.0.0 23707
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 4096 MB 750 / 900 MHz 512MB GDDR5 11.4 23731
Radeon HD 5670 4096 MB 775 / 1000 MHz 1024MB GDDR5, Asus EA5670 10.3 23735
Radeon HD 6870 4096 MB 900 / 1050 MHz 1024MB GDDR5; downclocked Powercolor 11.5 23750
Radeon HD 6870 4096 MB 900 / 1050 MHz 1024MB GDDR5; downclocked Powercolor 11.3 23809
Radeon HD 5570 4096 MB 650 / 667 MHz 1024MB DDR3, PowerColor Radeon HD 5570 10.3 23826
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop Radeon R9 290X 8192 MB 1040 / 1300 MHz 4096MB GDDR5 14.6+ 23920
Radeon HD 5770 4096 MB 850 / 1200 MHz 1024MB GDDR5, PowerColor Radeon HD 5770 10.3 24002
Desktop 2600K GTX 580 GeForce GTX 580 8192 MB 783 / 2010 MHz 1536MB GDDR5 285.38 24019
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3DMark 11 - Performance Physics 1280x720
min: 7865 avg: 8578.8 median: 8527 (303%) max: 9487 points
GeForce GTS 450 4096 MB 783 / 1800 MHz GDDR5 260.99 7865
Desktop GTX 680 GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 304.48 8152
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 310.33 8186
Desktop 2600K GTX 580 GeForce GTX 580 8192 MB 783 / 2010 MHz 1536MB GDDR5 285.38 8357
Desktop 2600K GTX 580 GeForce GTX 590 8192 MB 607 / 1707 MHz 1536MB GDDR5 285.38 8387
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop Radeon R9 290X 8192 MB 1040 / 1300 MHz 4096MB GDDR5 14.6+ 8411
Radeon HD 6870 4096 MB 900 / 1050 MHz 1024MB GDDR5; downclocked Powercolor 11.3 8440
Desktop 6870 at 6990M clocks Radeon HD 6990M 4096 MB 715 / 900 MHz 8485
Radeon HD 6790 4096 MB 840 / 1050 MHz 1024MB GDDR5, Club 3D Radeon HD 6790 Cool Stream Edition 8.840.0.0 8527
Radeon HD 5770 4096 MB 850 / 1200 MHz 1024MB GDDR5, PowerColor Radeon HD 5770 10.3 8544
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 4096 MB 750 / 900 MHz 512MB GDDR5 11.4 8553
Radeon HD 5670 4096 MB 775 / 1000 MHz 1024MB GDDR5, Asus EA5670 10.3 8567
Radeon HD 5570 4096 MB 650 / 667 MHz 1024MB DDR3, PowerColor Radeon HD 5570 10.3 8567
Radeon HD 6870 4096 MB 900 / 1050 MHz 1024MB GDDR5; downclocked Powercolor 11.5 8577
AMD 7970M Desktop Test System Radeon HD 7970M 4096 MB 8.951 Beta2 9312
AMD 7770M Desktop Test System Radeon HD 7770M 4096 MB 8.951 Beta2 9423
AMD 7870M Desktop Test System Radeon HD 7870M 4096 MB 8.951 Beta2 9487
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3DMark - Ice Storm Standard Physics 1280x720
min: 40698 avg: 43627.9 median: 44325 (141%) max: 44752 Points
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop Radeon R9 290X 8192 MB 1040 / 1300 MHz 4096MB GDDR5 14.6+ 40698
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop Radeon R9 290X 8192 MB 1040 / 1300 MHz 4096MB GDDR5 14.6+ 42735
Desktop GTX 680 GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 313.96 43984
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 313.96 44325
GeForce GTS 450 8192 MB 783 / 1800 MHz 1024MB GDDR5 313.96 44347
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 8192 MB 750 / 900 MHz 512MB GDDR5 13.2 Beta 4 44554
Radeon HD 6870 4096 MB 900 / 1150 MHz 1024MB GDDR5; downclocked Sapphire Toxic 13.2 Beta 4 44752
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3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme Physics 1920x1080
min: 42348 avg: 44674 median: 44674 (153%) max: 47000 Points
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop Radeon R9 290X 8192 MB 1040 / 1300 MHz 4096MB GDDR5 14.6+ 42348
Desktop GTX 680, Intel Core i7-2600K GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 334.67 47000
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3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited Physics 1280x720 offscreen
min: 44250 avg: 44553.5 median: 44553.5 (138%) max: 44857 Points
Desktop GTX 680, Intel Core i7-2600K GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 334.67 44250
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop Radeon R9 290X 8192 MB 1040 / 1300 MHz 4096MB GDDR5 14.6+ 44857
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3DMark - Cloud Gate Standard Physics 1280x720
min: 6298 avg: 6359.3 median: 6360.5 (249%) max: 6434 Points
Desktop GTX 680 GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 313.96 6298
GeForce GTS 450 8192 MB 783 / 1800 MHz 1024MB GDDR5 313.96 6304
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 313.96 6332
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 8192 MB 750 / 900 MHz 512MB GDDR5 13.2 Beta 4 6389
Radeon HD 6870 4096 MB 900 / 1150 MHz 1024MB GDDR5; downclocked Sapphire Toxic 13.2 Beta 4 6399
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop Radeon R9 290X 8192 MB 1040 / 1300 MHz 4096MB GDDR5 14.6+ 6434
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3DMark - Fire Strike Physics 1920x1080
min: 8740 avg: 8788.5 median: 8798 (232%) max: 8832 Points
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 313.96 8740
Desktop GTX 680 GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 313.96 8749
GeForce GTS 450 8192 MB 783 / 1800 MHz 1024MB GDDR5 313.96 8783
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 8192 MB 750 / 900 MHz 512MB GDDR5 13.2 Beta 4 8813
Radeon HD 6870 4096 MB 900 / 1150 MHz 1024MB GDDR5; downclocked Sapphire Toxic 13.2 Beta 4 8814
Sapphire Tri-X R9 290X Desktop Radeon R9 290X 8192 MB 1040 / 1300 MHz 4096MB GDDR5 14.6+ 8832
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Stream
2537 Points (42%)
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 296.10 2537
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Memory
5074 Points (98%)
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 296.10 5074
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Floating Point
9088 Points (64%)
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 296.10 9088
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Integer
9443 Points (155%)
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 296.10 9443
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Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Total Score
7754 Points (94%)
GeForce GTX 470 8192 MB 607 / 1674 MHz 1280MB 296.10 7754
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Geekbench 3 - 32 Bit Multi-Core Score
min: 11506 avg: 11546.5 median: 11546.5 (207%) max: 11587 Points
Desktop GTX 680, Intel Core i7-2600K GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 334.67 11506
i7-2600K HD Graphics 3000 HD Graphics 3000 8192 MB 11587
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Geekbench 3 - 32 Bit Single-Core Score
min: 2975 avg: 3015 median: 3015 (141%) max: 3055 Points
Desktop GTX 680, Intel Core i7-2600K GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 334.67 2975
i7-2600K HD Graphics 3000 HD Graphics 3000 8192 MB 3055
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Geekbench 3 - 64 Bit Multi-Core Score
12009 Points (180%)
i7-2600K HD Graphics 3000 HD Graphics 3000 8192 MB 12009
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Geekbench 3 - 64 Bit Single-Core Score
3189 Points (100%)
i7-2600K HD Graphics 3000 HD Graphics 3000 8192 MB 3189
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score *
1296.9 ms (2%)
Desktop GTX 680 GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 326.80 Chrome 29 1296.9
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Sunspider - 1.0 Total Score *
min: 150.6 avg: 157.3 median: 157.3 (2%) max: 164 ms
Desktop GTX 680 GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 326.80 Chrome 29 150.6
Desktop GTX 680, Intel Core i7-2600K GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 334.67 Chrome 33 164
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min: 7883 avg: 15416.5 median: 15416.5 (55%) max: 22950 Points
Desktop GTX 680, Intel Core i7-2600K GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 334.67 IE 10 7883
Desktop GTX 680, Intel Core i7-2600K GeForce GTX 680 8192 MB 1059 / 1502 MHz 2048MB GDDR5 334.67 Chrome 33 22950
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