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Intel logo Core i7-2600
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Intel logo Core i5-2500K

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General information Core i7-2600 Core i5-2500K
Launched Q4 2010 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 2.9 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 2.6 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 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
2 × 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 3000
Performance Core i7-2600 Core i5-2500K
Overall Score 43115 0 % 40405 6.3 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 21 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3455 0 % 2665 22.9 %
Single Thread Score 1736.5 0 % 1704.1 1.9 %
Encrypting Data 1587.2 MB/s 0 % 1030.7 MB/s 35.1 %
Compressing Data 87.7 MB/s 0 % 65.6 MB/s 25.2 %
String objects sorting 13051.7 thousand/s 0 % 9096.3 thousand/s 30.3 %
Prime numbers generation 23.8 millions/s 8.8 % 26.1 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 20659.4 millions/s 0 % 14424.1 millions/s 30.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7755.7 millions/s 0 % 7374.9 millions/s 4.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2600, Core i5-2500K.

Average frames per second Core i7-2600 Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 82.7 FPS 74.7 FPS
High settings 132.4 FPS 119.5 FPS
Medium settings 165.5 FPS 149.3 FPS
Low settings 206.8 FPS 186.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.7 %

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 i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.4 FPS 121.6 FPS
High settings 202.2 FPS 194.6 FPS
Medium settings 252.7 FPS 243.2 FPS
Low settings 315.9 FPS 304.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.8 %
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