Intel Core i3-1115GRE vs Intel Core i7-2600

Processor comparisons   19-03-2021
   If there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Core i3-1115GRE vs Intel Core i7-2600 and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like PCMark 10, Prime95, Furmark, SuperPi, Blender, AIDA64, 3DMark, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, MATLAB, RealBench, UserBenchmark, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, Handbrake, Blender, 7zip.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Fortnite
Rainbow Six Siege
Grand Theft Auto V
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Watch Dogs Legion
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Apex Legends
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Red Dead Redemption 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-2600 or Intel Core i3-1115GRE.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i3-1115GRE

51%

Core i7-2600

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-1115GRE

51%

Core i7-2600

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.6	91.3
Valorant	102.9	103.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.7	58.1
Apex Legends	96.8	97.5
Call of Duty Warzone	77.2	77.8
Overwatch	83.4	84.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.0	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.5	51.9
Warzone	80.3	80.9
Assassin's Creed	86.5	87.1
Valheim	85.4	86.1

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i3-1115GRE

282%

Core i7-2600

29%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-1115GRE is more energy efficient than the Core i7-2600 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 95W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i3-1115GRE	Intel Core i7-2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	148	124
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	584	568
Cinbench 20 Single-core	394	257
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1442	1824
Cinbench 23 Single-core	776	759
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3012	3647

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-1115GRE	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	2597	1751
Multi-Core	6026	5341

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i3-1115GRE	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	1272	844
Multi-Core	2544	3227

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i3-1115GRE	Intel Core i7-2600
Announcement date	October 01, 2020	October 01, 2010
Type	Embedded System	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1449	LGA1155
Core name	Tiger Lake	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11
Turbo Frequency	3.9 MHz	3.8 MHz
Frequency	2.2 MHz	3.4 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	4 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	3200 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-3733, In -Band ECC	DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory	64 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	6 MB	8 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i7-2600 is 35% better than Core i3-1115GRE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-2600 has 2 more core than Core i3-1115GRE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-1115GRE is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-2600 is better: 21
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i3-1115GRE and Intel Core i7-2600 before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-1115GRE - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i3-1115GRE specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-2600 specs and review.