It is a review of Intel Core i7-2600 CPU in which you will learn its technical specifications and 1 benchmarks.
Its standard number of cores is 4. The base clock speed of Intel Core i7-2600 is 3.40 GHz whilst its clock speed in turbo boost is 3.80 GHz.
Intel Core i7-2600 support the DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333 chanel ram. The architecture of Sandy Bridge is made on the 32 nm technology node.
Intel Core i7-2600 review will present you all the benefits and drawbacks of the model’s performance and speed. To define the best CPU, we recommend checking benchmark results and compare them to another model.
Technical characteristics presented below are basic and influence mostly the general performance while working and playing games. It is based on the “more-better” principle.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 4 / 8 | |||
| Hyperthreading: | Yes | |||
| Overclocking: | No | |||
| Frequency: | 3.40 GHz | |||
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.80 GHz | |||
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | No turbo | |||
| Market price: | ca. 270 $ | |||
| Generation: | 6 | |||
The manufacturer has equipped CPU with a built-in graphics card being an additional advantage. Note please its manufacturing technological process and clock frequency.
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | |||
| GPU frequency: | 0.85 GHz | |||
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.35 GHz | |||
| Execution units: | 6 | |||
| Shader: | 48 | |||
| Max. displays: | 2 | |||
| Generation: | 6 | |||
| Direct X: | 10.1 | |||
| Technology: | 32 nm | |||
| Release date: | Q1/2011 | |||
Here are useful figures which CPU can boast in our review. It is technical information you can skip.
| h265 8bit: | No | |||
| h265 10bit: | No | |||
| h264: | Decode / Encode | |||
| VP8: | No | |||
| VP9: | No | |||
| AVC: | Decode / Encode | |||
| VC-1: | Decode | |||
| JPEG: | No | |||
A CPU is a device using mostly all capacity of the system for increasing speed and efficiency to operate. So, the more modern a memory standard and the bigger its maximum supported storage are, the better it is.
| Memory type: | DDR3-1066 DDR3-1333 | |||
| Max. Memory: | 32 GB | |||
| Memory channels: | 2 | |||
| ECC: | No | |||
| AES-NI: | Yes | |||
A standard power supply may be quite enough for low-performing and old processors, yet modern chips may need a strong cooling system and powerful power supply. To define it, pay attention please to the TDP figure and maximum temperature in operating mode.
| TDP: | 95 W | |||
| TDP up: | -- | |||
| TDP down: | -- | |||
| Tjunction max.: | -- | |||
Here is the key information of processor. It presents L2 and L3 cash data, a socket supported by the motherboard, date of manufacture and the set of the ISA compatible instructions.
| L3-Cache: | 8.00 MB | |||
| Architecture: | Sandy Bridge | |||
| Technology: | 32 nm | |||
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | |||
| Socket: | LGA 1155 | |||
| Release date: | Q1/2011 | |||
Learn which laptops and workstations use Intel Core i7-2600
| Used in: | Unknown | |||
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS) - Intel Core i7-2600
A benchmark is designed to determine graphics cards’ performance and speed, built into their central processor. It works in iGPU mode, FP32 Performance. The higher the rate is, the better it is.
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