Intel Core i7-8700K vs Intel Core i7-2600

Core i7-8700K vs Core i7-2600 comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i7-8700K beats the Core i7-2600 in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-2600 in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-8700K has significantly more cores than the Core i7-2600. Indeed, the Core i7-8700K has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i7-2600. It also has more threads than the Core i7-2600. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i7-8700K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-2600. Also, the Core i7-8700K has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-8700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.