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Intel logo Core i5-6600
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Intel logo Core i5-6500

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General information Core i5-6600 Core i5-6500
Launched Q3 2015 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-S Skylake-S
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 3 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 7.7 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 64 GB 0 % 64 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i5-6600 Core i5-6500
Overall Score 44468 0 % 43679 1.8 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 49 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3910 0 % 3640 6.9 %
Single Thread Score 2264.8 0 % 2105.8 7 %
Encrypting Data 1787.2 MB/s 0 % 1682.4 MB/s 5.9 %
Compressing Data 80.6 MB/s 0 % 75.5 MB/s 6.2 %
String objects sorting 10143.2 thousand/s 0 % 9510.3 thousand/s 6.2 %
Prime numbers generation 29.1 millions/s 0 % 28.1 millions/s 3.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 15698.4 millions/s 0 % 14651.9 millions/s 6.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 13441.2 millions/s 0 % 12504.8 millions/s 7 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-6600, Core i5-6500.

Average frames per second Core i5-6600 Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.8 FPS 84.4 FPS
High settings 138.9 FPS 135.1 FPS
Medium settings 173.6 FPS 168.8 FPS
Low settings 217.0 FPS 211.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.7 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i5-6600 Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.0 FPS 127.6 FPS
High settings 206.4 FPS 204.1 FPS
Medium settings 257.9 FPS 255.1 FPS
Low settings 322.4 FPS 318.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 1.1 %
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