Intel Core i7-7700T vs Intel Core i7-2600K

Intel Core i7-7700T
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
Intel Core i7-7700T
Intel Core i7-2600K
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i7-2600K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    118%
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    116%
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    119%
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-7700T

16% higher single threaded performance.
19% higher multi threaded performance.
60 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 18% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600K

None

Intel Core i7-7700T

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-7700T

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-7700TIntel Core i7-2600K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0
Hyper-Threading

Architecture

Intel Core i7-7700TIntel Core i7-2600K
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsSandy Bridge
Release DateSep 2016vsJan 2011

Cores

Intel Core i7-7700TIntel Core i7-2600K
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 3000

Cache

Intel Core i7-7700TIntel Core i7-2600K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-7700TIntel Core i7-2600K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackagevsFC-LGA10
Die Sizeunknownvs216mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-7700TIntel Core i7-2600K
Cpu Frequency2900 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP35 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    3480 points
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    3800 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    16704 points
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    16320 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

7-zip

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    22421
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    19925

MIPS - higher is better

3D Particle Movement (Single Threaded)

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    125.04
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    116.18

points - higher is better

3D Particle Movement (Multi Threaded)

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    719.63
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    618.82

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    796
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    614

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    161
  • Intel Core i7-2600K
    129

points - higher is better