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Intel Core i7 2600 vs Intel Core i7 9700K

Intel Core i7 2600 Cpu
Intel Core i7 2600
Intel Core i7 9700K Cpu
Intel Core i7 9700K
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Full Comparison

General

Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Intel Core i7 9700KIntel Core i7 9700K
Processor socketLGA 1155LGA 1151
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Intel Core i7 9700KIntel Core i7 9700K
Clock speed3.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed3.8 GHz4.9 GHz
Number of cores48
Number of threads88
Thermal Design Power (TDP)95.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in
Bus typeDMIDMI3
Idle statesyesyes

Integrated Graphics

Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Intel Core i7 9700KIntel Core i7 9700K
On-board graphics adapteryesyes
TypeIntel HD Graphics 2000Intel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency850.0 MHz350.0 MHz

Memory

Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Intel Core i7 9700KIntel Core i7 9700K
Cache8 MB12 MB
Cache typeL3Smart Cache
Maximum internal memory supported by processor32.0 GB64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)21.0 GB/s41.6 GB/s

Thermals

Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Intel Core i7 9700KIntel Core i7 9700K
Thermal specification162.68 °F212.0 °F

Features

Intel Core i7 2600Intel Core i7 2600
Intel Core i7 9700KIntel Core i7 9700K
Thermal monitoring technologiesyesyes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
Supported instruction setsAVX
  • AVX 2.0
  • SSE4.1
  • SSE4.2
Execute disable bityesyes

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