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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6900K outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6900K is 1969 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $70.0 vs $145.0
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 95 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 1000% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-2600K - 22 vs 2 FPS
- Up to 81% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-2600K - $6.59 vs $35.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-2600K - 16 vs 8 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
2
9.090909090909092%
Value, $/FPS
$35/FPS
18.82857142857143%
Price, $
$70
100%
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
22
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
48%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
53.35463258785943%
Multi-Core
2320
32.59342511941556%
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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