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Intel logo Core i7-2600
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General information Core i7-2600 Core i3-550
Launched Q4 2010 Q2 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Clarkdale
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 5.9 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 73 W 23.2 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 2000 Intel HD Graphics
Performance Core i7-2600 Core i3-550
Overall Score 43113 0 % 31916 26 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 18 % 14.3 %
Benchmark Score 3455 0 % 1038 70 %
Single Thread Score 1734.8 0 % 1346.4 22.4 %
Encrypting Data 1603.8 MB/s 32.6 % 2378.7 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 88.2 MB/s 0 % 34 MB/s 61.5 %
String objects sorting 13198.5 thousand/s 0 % 4753.9 thousand/s 64 %
Prime numbers generation 24.1 millions/s 0 % 10 millions/s 58.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 20995.9 millions/s 0 % 8443.6 millions/s 59.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7788.8 millions/s 0 % 3687.9 millions/s 52.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2600, Core i3-550.

Average frames per second Core i7-2600 Core i3-550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.8 FPS 49.6 FPS
High settings 132.5 FPS 79.4 FPS
Medium settings 165.6 FPS 99.2 FPS
Low settings 207.0 FPS 124.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 40.1 %

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 i3-550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.6 FPS 106.8 FPS
High settings 202.5 FPS 170.9 FPS
Medium settings 253.1 FPS 213.7 FPS
Low settings 316.4 FPS 267.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.6 %
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