Intel Core i7-2600 vs Intel Core i7-4770

Intel Core i7-2600
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i7-2600
Intel Core i7-4770
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
Intel Core i7-4770

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-2600
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4770
    119%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-2600
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4770
    120%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-2600
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4770
    119%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4770

Much higher single threaded performance (around 20% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
19% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 19% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-4770

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4770

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-2600Intel Core i7-4770
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading AES-NI
AVX2
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-2600Intel Core i7-4770
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsHaswell
Release DateJan 2011vsJun 2013

Cores

Intel Core i7-2600Intel Core i7-4770
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 2000vsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i7-2600Intel Core i7-4770
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 i7-2600Intel Core i7-4770
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA10vs
Die Size216mm²vs177mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-2600Intel Core i7-4770
Cpu Frequency3400 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock3800 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP95 Wvs84 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-2600
    3800 points
  • Intel Core i7-4770
    4368 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-2600
    16320 points
  • Intel Core i7-4770
    18278 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-2600
    10998
  • Intel Core i7-4770
    13002

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-2600
    3104
  • Intel Core i7-4770
    3686

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-2600
    11841
  • Intel Core i7-4770
    14018

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-2600
    2865
  • Intel Core i7-4770
    3416

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-2600 (simulated)
    129
  • Intel Core i7-4770 (simulated)
    158

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-2600 (simulated)
    614
  • Intel Core i7-4770 (simulated)
    743.14

points - higher is better