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Core i7-2600K

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 64.3% (511th of 1442)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Device: BFEBFBFF000306A9 Model: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz
Poor: 44%Average: 64.3% Great: 77%
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht

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Above average average bench

The Intel Core i7-2600K averaged 35.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 77.3Pts
Avg. Single Core Speed 86.5Pts

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Intel Core i7-2600K is 33.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Intel Core i7-2600K performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 305Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 305Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 51164.3%
Min Avg Max
46.5 Memory 77.3 92
38.7 1-Core 86.5 104
80.7 2-Core 169 201
64.5% 111 Pts
Min Avg Max
134 4-Core 297 398
113 8-Core 305 394
40.1% 301 Pts
Min Avg Max
71.6 64-Core 305 394
18.9% 305 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
71.8% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 94.1
2-Core 189
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 358
48% 357 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
LGA1155 CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
69.3% Good
Memory 72.8
1-Core 47.6
2-Core 130
50% 83.3 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 366
50% 374 Pts
64-Core 376
23% 376 Pts
LGA1155 CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
68.6% Good
Memory 89.6
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 163
70% 116 Pts
4-Core 280
8-Core 261
37% 271 Pts
64-Core 284
18% 284 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
66.6% Good
Memory 81.2
1-Core 90
2-Core 178
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 301
8-Core 309
41% 305 Pts
64-Core 293
18% 293 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
43.5% Average
Memory 63
1-Core 53.3
2-Core 133
48% 83 Pts
4-Core 147
8-Core 113
18% 130 Pts
64-Core 71.6
4% 71.6 Pts
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
35.3% Below average
Memory 46.5
1-Core 38.7
2-Core 80.7
33% 55.3 Pts
4-Core 134
8-Core 174
20% 154 Pts
64-Core 191
12% 191 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,763,482 CPUs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

System: Lenovo 3212CF7

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntelBench 64%, 16 samples3x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples9x
GTX 1050Nvidia  $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples4x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples4x
SSD
BX100 500GBCrucial  $49Bench 92%, 13,478 samples5x
A400 120GBKingston  $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples3x
MX300 275GBCrucial  $100Bench 79%, 67,541 samples2x
RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 8GBHynixBench 52%, 187 samples3x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples3x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 29%, 7,230 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $108

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