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Intel logo Core i7-2600K
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General information Core i7-2600K Core i3-4170
Launched Q4 2010 Q2 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1150
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Haswell Refresh
Clock 3.4 GHz 8.1 % 3.7 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 54 W 43.2 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 22 nm 31.3 %
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 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000 Intel HD Graphics 4400
Performance Core i7-2600K Core i3-4170
Overall Score 43391 0 % 39045 10 %
Future Proof 21 % 55.3 % 47 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3545 0 % 2324 34.4 %
Single Thread Score 1744.7 14.9 % 2049.7 0 %
Encrypting Data 1640.8 MB/s 69.2 % 5328.7 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 88.8 MB/s 0 % 51.1 MB/s 42.4 %
String objects sorting 13491.5 thousand/s 0 % 7227.7 thousand/s 46.4 %
Prime numbers generation 26 millions/s 0 % 15.1 millions/s 41.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 21153.8 millions/s 0 % 12403.1 millions/s 41.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7947.2 millions/s 0 % 6310.9 millions/s 20.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2600K, Core i3-4170.

Average frames per second Core i7-2600K Core i3-4170
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.6 FPS 70.7 FPS
High settings 133.7 FPS 113.2 FPS
Medium settings 167.1 FPS 141.5 FPS
Low settings 208.9 FPS 176.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 15.4 %

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 i3-4170
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.1 FPS 119.4 FPS
High settings 203.3 FPS 191.0 FPS
Medium settings 254.1 FPS 238.8 FPS
Low settings 317.6 FPS 298.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 6 %
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