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Intel logo Core i7-6700K
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Intel logo Core i7-2600

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General information Core i7-6700K Core i7-2600
Launched Q3 2015 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-S Sandy Bridge
Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 15 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 9.5 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i7-6700K Core i7-2600
Overall Score 49142 0 % 43215 12.1 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 21 % 57.1 %
Benchmark Score 5832 0 % 3488 40.2 %
Single Thread Score 2497.5 0 % 1729.6 30.7 %
Encrypting Data 3086.5 MB/s 0 % 1584.6 MB/s 48.7 %
Compressing Data 123.1 MB/s 0 % 88.7 MB/s 28 %
String objects sorting 15996.2 thousand/s 0 % 13168.2 thousand/s 17.7 %
Prime numbers generation 30.2 millions/s 0 % 23.8 millions/s 21.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 28319.9 millions/s 0 % 20699.1 millions/s 26.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 17230.5 millions/s 0 % 7708 millions/s 55.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6700K, Core i7-2600.

Average frames per second Core i7-6700K Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 100.2 FPS 82.7 FPS
High settings 160.4 FPS 132.2 FPS
Medium settings 200.5 FPS 165.3 FPS
Low settings 250.6 FPS 206.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.5 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-6700K Core i7-2600
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 136.9 FPS 126.4 FPS
High settings 219.0 FPS 202.3 FPS
Medium settings 273.8 FPS 252.8 FPS
Low settings 342.2 FPS 316.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 7.7 %
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