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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-7700 outperforms the cheaper Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-7700 is 2186 days newer than the cheaper Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $70.0 vs $167.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Performs up to 1250% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-2600K - 27 vs 2 FPS
- Up to 82% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i7-2600K - $6.19 vs $35.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
2
7.4074074074074066%
Value, $/FPS
$35/FPS
17.685714285714287%
Price, $
$70
100%
Intel Core i7-2600K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 Ghz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72600K
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Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
27
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$167
41%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
48.09215262778977%
Multi-Core
2320
52.01793721973094%
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i7-7700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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