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Intel logo Core i7-2600K
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Intel logo Core i5-680

Intel Core i7-2600K logo Intel Core i5-680 logo
General information Core i7-2600K Core i5-680
Launched Q4 2010 Q2 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Clarkdale
Clock 3.4 GHz 5.6 % 3.6 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 2.6 % 3.9 GHz 0 %
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 3000 Intel HD Graphics
Performance Core i7-2600K Core i5-680
Overall Score 43391 0 % 36069 16.9 %
Future Proof 21 % 0 % 18 % 14.3 %
Benchmark Score 3545 0 % 1693 52.2 %
Single Thread Score 1758.7 0 % 1584.7 9.9 %
Encrypting Data 1644.1 MB/s 57.5 % 3865.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 90 MB/s 0 % 42.4 MB/s 52.9 %
String objects sorting 13290.3 thousand/s 0 % 5722.8 thousand/s 56.9 %
Prime numbers generation 25.7 millions/s 0 % 10.9 millions/s 57.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 21217.3 millions/s 0 % 10377.3 millions/s 51.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7955.1 millions/s 0 % 4401.3 millions/s 44.7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2600K, Core i5-680.

Average frames per second Core i7-2600K Core i5-680
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.6 FPS 61.9 FPS
High settings 133.7 FPS 99.0 FPS
Medium settings 167.1 FPS 123.7 FPS
Low settings 208.9 FPS 154.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 26 %

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 i5-680
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.0 FPS 114.1 FPS
High settings 203.2 FPS 182.6 FPS
Medium settings 254.0 FPS 228.2 FPS
Low settings 317.5 FPS 285.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.1 %
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