Celeron N6211 vs i7-2600

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-2600 and Celeron N6211 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1530	2161
Place by popularity	47	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.52	3.33
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Elkhart Lake
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Elkhart Lake (2022)
Release date	9 January 2011 (13 years ago)	17 July 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$247	$54

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron N6211 has 540% better value for money than i7-2600.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2600 and Celeron N6211 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	8	2
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	3 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	216 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	70 °C
Number of transistors	1,160 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2600 and Celeron N6211 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	LGA1155	BGA1493
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	6.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2600 and Celeron N6211. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2600 and Celeron N6211 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2600 and Celeron N6211 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2600 and Celeron N6211. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 2000	Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2600 and Celeron N6211 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2600 and Celeron N6211.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.46	1.45
Integrated graphics card	0.55	1.37
Recency	9 January 2011	17 July 2022
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	6 Watt

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