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Intel logo Core i5-6600
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Intel logo Core i3-8121U

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General information Core i5-6600 Core i3-8121U
Launched Q3 2015 Q4 2018
Used in Desktop Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 33.3 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 17.9 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 15 W 76.9 %
Performance Core i5-6600 Core i3-8121U
Overall Score 44474 0 % 41041 7.7 %
Future Proof 49 % 27.9 % 68 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3912 0 % 2837 27.5 %
Single Thread Score 2263.5 0 % 1949.8 13.9 %
Encrypting Data 1816.2 MB/s 16.2 % 2166.2 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 80.7 MB/s 0 % 47.2 MB/s 41.5 %
String objects sorting 10021.8 thousand/s 0 % 6121.2 thousand/s 38.9 %
Prime numbers generation 29.2 millions/s 0 % 15 millions/s 48.7 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 15777.7 millions/s 0 % 14180 millions/s 10.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 13525.6 millions/s 0 % 6867.7 millions/s 49.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-6600, Core i3-8121U.

Average frames per second Core i5-6600 Core i3-8121U
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.8 FPS 76.6 FPS
High settings 138.8 FPS 122.5 FPS
Medium settings 173.5 FPS 153.1 FPS
Low settings 216.9 FPS 191.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.7 %

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 i3-8121U
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.7 FPS 122.7 FPS
High settings 206.0 FPS 196.2 FPS
Medium settings 257.5 FPS 245.3 FPS
Low settings 321.8 FPS 306.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.7 %
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