Intel Core i7 2600 4-core LGA1155
The quad-core, eight-thread design with a 3.8GHz boost clock and 8MB of L3 cache provides competent multi-tasking for a 32nm Sandy Bridge architecture. Its value is defined by the refurbished market, offering a functional LGA 1155 processor with integrated graphics at a minimal cost for legacy systems. This chip is best for users needing a direct, budget replacement to keep an aging socket 1155 desktop operational for basic productivity tasks.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong user sentiment (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong social proof (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong feature (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 9 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core i7 |
| Model | 2600 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 32 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 4 |
| Threads | 8 |
| Base Clock | 3400 |
| Boost Clock | 3800 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 1 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 5316 |
| PassMark Single | 1729 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Max Speed | 1333 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 21 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA1155 |
| PCIe | 2 |
| TDP | 95 |
| Unlocked | No |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 2000 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i7 2600 | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | SMC EPYC 9555P | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 8 | 32 | 64 | 16 | 24 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 48 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3800 | 5200 | 3500 | 4400 | 3900 | 4000 |
| L3 Cache Mb | 8 | 96 | 256 | 256 | 37.5 | 128 |
| Tdp W | 95 | 120 | 200 | 360 | 195 | 200 |
| Socket | LGA1155 | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | AMD Socket SP5 | LGA 4677 | AMD Socket SP3 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 2000 | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | No | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7 2600 | 46.6 | 69.7 | 54 | 92.9 | 41.6 | 41.3 | 90.4 | 43.9 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Compare | 91.4 | 98.5 | 95.2 | 92.9 | 87.8 | 90 | 96.5 | 95.7 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 99.1 | 90.9 | 76.4 | 0 | 97.4 | 99.2 | 0 | 89.5 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 77.1 | 96.8 | 0 | 88.8 | 99.4 | 0 | 86 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Xeon P67080-B21 Compare | 91.8 | 77.1 | 90.7 | 0 | 78.2 | 90.8 | 0 | 80.6 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.8 | 77.1 | 84.2 | 0 | 84.2 | 94.5 | 36.4 | 80.5 |
Usage Scores
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