Core i7-2600K Overclocked: Speed Meets Efficiency

By Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos
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Most of Intel's Core i5 and i7 CPUs lock out overclocking enthusiasts, which we hate. But the K-series chips win us back over with insane scalability. Would you believe that cranking the dial on performance doesn't necessarily tank overall efficiency?

Benchmark Results: Office/Graphics/Rendering

PDF creation using Adobe’s Acrobat 9 Professional also speeds up quite nicely.

The performance gains in Photoshop and 3ds Max are not as significant as in the previous benchmarks, but they're still strong.

Patrick Schmid and Achim Roos