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Intel logo Core i5-6600
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Intel logo Core i3-3250

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General information Core i5-6600 Core i3-3250
Launched Q3 2015 Q1 2013
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Skylake-S Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.3 GHz 5.7 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 55 W 15.4 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No Yes
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i5-6600 Core i3-3250
Overall Score 44379 0 % 35385 20.3 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 34 % 30.6 %
Benchmark Score 3879 0 % 1568 59.6 %
Single Thread Score 2271.3 0 % 1841.2 18.9 %
Encrypting Data 1787.4 MB/s 50.4 % 3602.5 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 81.5 MB/s 0 % 48 MB/s 41.1 %
String objects sorting 10105.7 thousand/s 0 % 6709.2 thousand/s 33.6 %
Prime numbers generation 28.8 millions/s 0 % 14 millions/s 51.5 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 15796.6 millions/s 0 % 10849 millions/s 31.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 13449.2 millions/s 0 % 5490.2 millions/s 59.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-6600, Core i3-3250.

Average frames per second Core i5-6600 Core i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.7 FPS 60.0 FPS
High settings 138.7 FPS 95.9 FPS
Medium settings 173.4 FPS 119.9 FPS
Low settings 216.7 FPS 149.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.8 %

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 i3-3250
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.2 FPS 113.2 FPS
High settings 206.7 FPS 181.0 FPS
Medium settings 258.4 FPS 226.3 FPS
Low settings 323.0 FPS 282.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.4 %
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