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The Intel Core i7-2600 is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Sandy Bridge architecture and released in 2011.
This CPU features 4 cores, a base clock of 3400 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 3800 MHz and 8 MB of L3 cache.
Manufactured using 32 nm process technology. The Intel Core i7-2600 is designed for the LGA1155 socket. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 2000 graphics.
The Intel Core i5-6500 is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Skylake architecture and released in 2015.
This CPU features 4 cores, a base clock of 3200 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 3600 MHz and 6 MB of L3 cache.
Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. The Intel Core i5-6500 is designed for the FCLGA1151 socket. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 530 graphics.
Ranking
Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.
| Intel Core i7-2600 | Intel Core i5-6500
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| Popularity (0-100) |
62% | 92%
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| Performance (0-100) |
24% | 27%
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| Blender Score / $1 |
0.6 | 1.2
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Info
Basic info about the cpu.
| Intel Core i7-2600 | Intel Core i5-6500
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| Type |
Desktop | Desktop
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| Cores |
4 | 4
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| Threads |
8 | 4
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| Speed |
3.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz
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| Turbo |
3.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz
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| Current Price |
$64 | $36
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| Release Price |
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| Release Date |
2011 | 2015
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| GPU |
Intel® HD Graphics 2000 | Intel® HD Graphics 530
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| Socket |
LGA1155 | FCLGA1151
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| L3 |
8 MB | 6 MB
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| Base TDP |
95 W | 65 W
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| Max TDP |
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| Nm |
32 nm | 14 nm
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| Unlocked |
- | -
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| Official Site |
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Benchmark
We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.
| Intel Core i7-2600 | Intel Core i5-6500
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| Blender Score |
39.8 | 43.6
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| Top % Ranking |
24 % | 27 %
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| Blender Score / $1 |
0.6 | 1.2
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| Samples |
37 | 64
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Details
| Intel Core i7-2600 | Intel Core i5-6500
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| Class |
Intel Core | Intel Core
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| Code Name |
Sandy Bridge | Skylake
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| Performance Cores |
4 | 4
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| Efficiency Cores |
0 | 0
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| Memory Type |
DDR3 | DDR4
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| Max Memory |
32 MB | 64 MB
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| Bits |
64-bit | 64-bit
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