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Intel logo Core i7-2600
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Intel logo Core i5-6500T

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General information Core i7-2600 Core i5-6500T
Launched Q4 2010 Q4 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Skylake-S
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 26.5 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 18.4 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 35 W 63.2 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
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 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i7-2600 Core i5-6500T
Overall Score 43113 0 % 41930 2.7 %
Future Proof 21 % 58 % 50 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3455 0 % 3091 10.5 %
Single Thread Score 1726.1 3.7 % 1791.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 1596.8 MB/s 0 % 1439.8 MB/s 9.8 %
Compressing Data 88.6 MB/s 0 % 62.7 MB/s 29.2 %
String objects sorting 13132.7 thousand/s 0 % 8049.1 thousand/s 38.7 %
Prime numbers generation 23.9 millions/s 4.9 % 25.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 20932.4 millions/s 0 % 12355.5 millions/s 41 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7819.9 millions/s 26 % 10562.4 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2600, Core i5-6500T.

Average frames per second Core i7-2600 Core i5-6500T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.7 FPS 79.2 FPS
High settings 132.4 FPS 126.8 FPS
Medium settings 165.4 FPS 158.5 FPS
Low settings 206.8 FPS 198.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.2 %

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 i7-2600 Core i5-6500T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.6 FPS 124.5 FPS
High settings 202.5 FPS 199.2 FPS
Medium settings 253.1 FPS 249.0 FPS
Low settings 316.4 FPS 311.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.6 %
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