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Intel logo Core i7-2600K
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General information Core i7-2600K Core i3-6100
Launched Q4 2010 Q4 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Skylake-S
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 % 51 W 46.3 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
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 530
Performance Core i7-2600K Core i3-6100
Overall Score 43391 0 % 40465 6.7 %
Future Proof 21 % 58 % 50 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3545 0 % 2681 24.4 %
Single Thread Score 1748.2 20.1 % 2187.6 0 %
Encrypting Data 1650.7 MB/s 0 % 1370.5 MB/s 17 %
Compressing Data 89.2 MB/s 0 % 55.6 MB/s 37.6 %
String objects sorting 13451.2 thousand/s 0 % 7244.9 thousand/s 46.1 %
Prime numbers generation 26 millions/s 0 % 13.9 millions/s 46.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 21090.3 millions/s 0 % 12536.6 millions/s 40.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7852.5 millions/s 0 % 7734.8 millions/s 1.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2600K, Core i3-6100.

Average frames per second Core i7-2600K Core i3-6100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.6 FPS 74.9 FPS
High settings 133.7 FPS 119.9 FPS
Medium settings 167.1 FPS 149.8 FPS
Low settings 208.9 FPS 187.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 10.3 %

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 i3-6100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 127.0 FPS 121.9 FPS
High settings 203.3 FPS 195.0 FPS
Medium settings 254.1 FPS 243.8 FPS
Low settings 317.6 FPS 304.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.1 %
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