UserBenchmark: Intel Core i3-7350K vs i7-2600K

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Best Bench: 80% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 57% Great: 80%

SPEED RANK: 367^th / 1442

Gaming 72%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 53%

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Best Bench: 83% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 56% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 27,195,430 GHz (avg)

Poor: 56% Great: 83%

SPEED RANK: 390^th / 1442

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 55%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		71.5 %	+1%		70.6 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	85.7 Pts		87 Pts	+2%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	122 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +33%	91.8 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	215 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +24%	173 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	332 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +13%	295 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	337 Pts		424 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +26%


Memory OC Memory Latency	95.2 Pts		96 Pts	+1%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	144 Pts	Faster OC single-core speed. +24%	116 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	258 Pts	Faster OC dual-core speed. +14%	226 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	395 Pts	+3%	384 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	396 Pts		549 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +39%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.01 %		0.16 %	Insanely higher market share. +1,500%
Value Value For Money	122 %	Much better value. +79%	67.9 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	53 %		76 %	Much more popular. +43%
Price Price (score)	$40	Hugely cheaper. +87%	$319


Age Newest	88 Months	Much more recent. +45%	160 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	60 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +37%	95 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	2 cores		4 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		8 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +56%	32 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	4.2 GHz	Faster base frequency. +24%	3.4 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.2 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +11%	3.8 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	397 Pts		558 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +41%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	339 Pts		437 Pts	Faster 64-core speed. +29%


Series CPU Architecture	Kaby Lake	Sandy Bridge
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	LGA1155
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 630	HD 3000
Launch Date Launch Date	Q1'17	Q1'11
Cache Cache	4 MB	8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Lithography Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$168.00 - $179.00	N/A
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	32 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3 1066/1333
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350.00 MHz	850 MHz
# of Displays Supported # of Displays Supported ‡	3	2
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.15 GHz	1.35 GHz
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3.0	2.0
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The Intel Core i3-7350K is Intel’s first unlocked i3 processor. The base clock of 4.2 GHz on the 7350K is matched only by the flagship i7-7700K. Consequently for desktop applications and the vast majority of tasks that rely primarily on single core performance the 7350K excels. The i3-7350K’s key feature is an unlocked multiplier which should allow a comfortable overclock (on air) to 4.8 GHz. This makes the 7350K far better suited to desktop workloads than any other non-K CPU. The Achilles heel of only having two physical cores means that for tasks that can use more than two cores such as video encoding or software development, the 7350K lags behind its quad core counterparts. For typical desktop computing such as email, browsing with multiple tabs, office documents and playing the majority of games the i3-7350K is a viable option, but at current prices it’s bested by both the i5-7600K and i7-7700K which offer far better value for money. ^{[Jan '17 CPUPro]}

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The i7-2600K Sandy Bridge processor is two generations old and nearly three years out of date. The numerous owners of this superb processor should feel in no hurry to upgrade as it's still one of the fastest consumer processors, even by today's standards. The benchmark figures indicate that in terms of real-world performance this processor is only 5% slower than the third generation Ivy Bridge i7-3770K, not bad considering its age. That said new buyers will find both better energy efficiency and marginal performance improvements elsewhere. ^{[Feb '12 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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