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Intel Core i7-2600K vs AMD FX-8100

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank ?
Intel Core i7-2600K
Rank ?
AMD FX-8100
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 89 %
Intel Core i7-2600K
Rank 1 - 100 %
AMD FX-8100
Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
263 cb
AMD FX-8100
8C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
161 cb
Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
1,865 cb
AMD FX-8100
8C / 8T · 3.70 GHz
796 cb

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At a glance

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Intel Core i7-2600KAMD FX-8100
FamilyIntel Core i7 (300)AMD FX (30)
CPU groupIntel Core i 2000 (28)AMD FX-8000 (11)
ArchitectureSandy Bridge SVishera (Bulldozer)
Technology32 nm32 nm
SegmentDesktopDesktop
SocketLGA 1155AM3+
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-2600KAMD FX-8100
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 88 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 8x
Frequency: 3.40 GHz 2.80 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 3.80 GHz 3.70 GHz
Turbo (All Cores): 3.80 GHz 3.70 GHz
L2-Cache1.00 MB
L3-Cache8.00 MB8.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-2600KAMD FX-8100
GPU nameIntel HD Graphics 3000no iGPU
GPU frequency0.85 - 1.35 GHz
CUs / Shader12 / 96 /
Raytracing
Max. displays2
Max. GPU Memory2 GB
Technology32 nm
Release dateQ1/2011

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i7-2600KAMD FX-8100
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-2600KAMD FX-8100
MemoryDDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s)
DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s)
DDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s)
Max. Memory32 GB
Memory channels22
ECCNoYes
PCIe2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-2600KAMD FX-8100
TDP95 W95 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

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Intel Core i7-2600KAMD FX-8100
Chip designMonolithicUnknown
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVXSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release dateQ1/2011Q4/2011
Release price270 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i7-2600K
Intel Core i7-2600K
4C / 8T · 3.40 - 3.80 GHz
AMD FX-8100
AMD FX-8100
8C / 8T · 2.80 - 3.70 GHz

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