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IntelBX80623I72600K
$319
IntelBX80623I72700K
▲ 767,500 ▼
 $319 

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.4GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2011.

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▲ 551,736 ▼

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q3 2011.

Effective Speed 
+3%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 168,225 user samples
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147,533 User Benchmarks
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: 390th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
20,692 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 6.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 339th / 1441
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		70.6 % 73 % +3%
Average Score 
+5%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		87 Pts 87.7 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		91.8 Pts 96 Pts +5%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		173 Pts 183 Pts Slightly faster dual-core speed.
+6%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		295 Pts 318 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+8%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		424 Pts 460 Pts Slightly faster octa-core speed.
+8%
Overclocked Score 
+5%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		96 Pts 96.4 Pts +0%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		116 Pts 121 Pts +4%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		226 Pts 236 Pts +4%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		384 Pts 412 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+7%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		549 Pts 600 Pts Slightly faster OC octa-core speed.
+9%
Value & Sentiment 
+80%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.15 % Hugely higher market share.
+400% 		0.03 %
Value
Value For Money 		67.9 % 99.8 % Much better value.
+47%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		76 % Much more popular.
+38% 		55 %
Price
Price (score) 		$319 $89 Much cheaper.
+72%
Nice To Haves 
+3%
Age
Newest 		160 Months 152 Months +5%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		8 threads 8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		32 nm 32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.8 GHz 3.9 GHz +3%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		558 Pts 606 Pts Slightly faster OC 64-core speed.
+9%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		437 Pts 466 Pts Slightly faster 64-core speed.
+7%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		LGA1155 LGA1155
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 3000 HD 3000
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q1'11 Q4'11
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.8 GHz 3.9 GHz

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 70.6%
Average Bench 73%
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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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The Core i7-2700K is a 3.5GHz Sandy Bridge processor. Sporting four cores and eight threads the 2700K has a strong performance profile, even by today's standards. Comparing the 2700K and the 4770K shows that although the 4770K is two generations and nearly two years newer there is still only around 7% separating the processors in terms of overall calculation throughput. The 4770K does have a 12% lower TDP and it's also compatible with Intel's latest platform so as a new purchase it is the clear winner, but owners of the 2700K are only missing out on marginally better performance. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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