Core i7 2600K
Intel desktop processor · Core i 2nd gen · launched January 2011
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Launch price in today's dollars
The Core i7 2600K launched at $317 in 2011. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $466 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 47% rise over 15 years. At its launch price that is 14 Blender points per $100.
Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2011 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.
Blender rendering score
Median score 43 (middle half of runs 39–48) across 33 community runs on Blender 4.x with the CPU backend. That is #255 of 290 desktop processors in our dataset with a score, and #1 of 6 in the Core i 2nd gen.
This is a rendering benchmark (samples per minute over the monster, junkshop and classroom scenes), not a gaming benchmark. It says how fast the part renders in Blender's Cycles engine and nothing about frame rates. Source: Blender Open Data, CC0, snapshot 2026-09-06.
Specifications
| Vendor | Intel |
|---|---|
| Series | Core i 2nd gen |
| Launched | January 2011 |
| Launch price | $317 (1,000-unit price) |
| Socket | LGA 1155 |
| Cores / threads | 4 / 8 |
| Base clock | 3.4 GHz |
| Boost clock | 3.8 GHz |
| L3 cache | 8 MB |
| Rated power | 95 W (TDP) |
| Integrated graphics | HD 3000 |
| Tier | 7-series |
The Intel 7-series over time
Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.
| Part | Year | Launch price | In 2026 $ | Blender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i7 860S | 2010 | $337 | $511 | — |
| Core i7 930 | 2010 | $294 | $446 | — |
| Core i7 980X | 2010 | $999 | $1,516 | — |
| Core i7 875K | 2010 | $342 | $519 | — |
| Core i7 880 | 2010 | $583 | $885 | — |
| Core i7 870S | 2010 | $351 | $533 | — |
| Core i7 970 | 2010 | $885 | $1,343 | — |
| Core i7 2600 | 2011 | $294 | $433 | 40 |
| Core i7 2600K | 2011 | $317 | $466 | 43 |
| Core i7 2600S | 2011 | $306 | $450 | — |
| Core i7 990X | 2011 | $999 | $1,470 | — |
| Core i7 980 | 2011 | $583 | $858 | — |
| Core i7 2700K | 2011 | $332 | $488 | 36 |
| Core i7 3930K | 2011 | $583 | $858 | 65 |
| Core i7 3960X | 2011 | $999 | $1,470 | — |
| Core i7 3820 | 2012 | $294 | $424 | 40 |
Compare with
- Core i7 2600 · 2011 · $294 · 40
- Core i7 2600S · 2011 · $306
- Core i7 2700K · 2011 · $332 · 36
- Core i5 3570 · 2012 · $205 · 34
- Core i5 3570K · 2012 · $225 · 34
- Core i5 670 · 2010 · $284
- Core i5 680 · 2010 · $294
- Core i5 750S · 2010 · $259
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