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IntelBX80623I72600K
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4 Cores, 8 Threads @2.93 GHz, Westmere EP.
Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

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▲ 767,514 ▼
 $319 

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

Effective Speed 
+5%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 72% Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 2.95 GHz
Poor: 57% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 480th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
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: 410th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		67.1 % 70.6 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+5%
Average Score 
+15%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		86.1 Pts 87 Pts +1%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		75.3 Pts 91.8 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+22%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		149 Pts 173 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+16%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		270 Pts 295 Pts Slightly faster quad-core speed.
+9%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		338 Pts 424 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+25%
Overclocked Score 
+31%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.1 Pts 96 Pts +4%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		80.5 Pts 116 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+44%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		160 Pts 226 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+41%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		308 Pts 384 Pts Faster OC quad-core speed.
+25%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		392 Pts 549 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+40%
Value & Sentiment 
+∞%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0 % 0.07 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		50 % 76 % Much more popular.
+52%
Nice To Haves 
+14%
Age
Newest 		117+ Months More recent.
+30% 		166 Months
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		392 Pts 558 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+42%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		342 Pts 437 Pts Faster 64-core speed.
+28%
Specifications 
Cache
Cache 		12 MB SmartCache 8 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		SSE4.2 SSE4.1/4.2, AVX
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$774.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		3.2 GHz 3.8 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5.86 GT/s QPI 5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		288 GB 32 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3 800/1066 DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Channels
Max # of Memory Channels 		3 2
Memory Bandwidth
Max Memory Bandwidth 		25.6 GB/s 21 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported
ECC Memory Supported ‡ 		Yes No
Package Size
Package Size 		42.5mm X 45mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Max CPU Configuration
Max CPU Configuration 		2 1
Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Thermal Monitoring Technologies 		No Yes
Turbo Boost Tech
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡ 		1.0 2.0
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡ 		Yes No
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		Yes No

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 67.1%
Average Bench 70.6%

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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