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Intel logo Core i7-2600K
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Intel logo Core i5-2300

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General information Core i7-2600K Core i5-2300
Launched Q4 2010 Q1 2011
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 % 2.8 GHz 17.6 %
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 % 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 3000 Intel HD Graphics 2000
Performance Core i7-2600K Core i5-2300
Overall Score 43391 0 % 38561 11.1 %
Future Proof 21 % 8.7 % 23 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3545 0 % 2211 37.6 %
Single Thread Score 1750 0 % 1422.4 18.7 %
Encrypting Data 1647.4 MB/s 67.2 % 5023.8 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 88.5 MB/s 0 % 55.7 MB/s 37.1 %
String objects sorting 13370.8 thousand/s 0 % 7675.6 thousand/s 42.6 %
Prime numbers generation 25.9 millions/s 0 % 22 millions/s 14.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 21175 millions/s 0 % 12176.4 millions/s 42.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7884.1 millions/s 0 % 6342.3 millions/s 19.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2600K, Core i5-2300.

Average frames per second Core i7-2600K Core i5-2300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.6 FPS 69.3 FPS
High settings 133.7 FPS 110.8 FPS
Medium settings 167.1 FPS 138.6 FPS
Low settings 208.9 FPS 173.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 17.1 %

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 i7-2600K Core i5-2300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.0 FPS 118.5 FPS
High settings 203.3 FPS 189.6 FPS
Medium settings 254.1 FPS 237.0 FPS
Low settings 317.6 FPS 296.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 6.7 %
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