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Intel logo Core i5-6600K
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Intel logo Core i3-7300

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General information Core i5-6600K Core i3-7300
Launched Q3 2015 Q1 2017
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i3
Core Family Name Skylake-S Kaby Lake-S
Clock 3.5 GHz 12.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 2 50 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 91 W 0 % 51 W 44 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 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 × 4 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 630
Performance Core i5-6600K Core i3-7300
Overall Score 44965 0 % 41370 8 %
Future Proof 49 % 14 % 57 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 4088 0 % 2929 28.4 %
Single Thread Score 2303.7 4 % 2400.8 0 %
Encrypting Data 1829 MB/s 0 % 1510 MB/s 17.4 %
Compressing Data 83.7 MB/s 0 % 59.9 MB/s 28.4 %
String objects sorting 10706.9 thousand/s 0 % 7874.2 thousand/s 26.5 %
Prime numbers generation 30.9 millions/s 0 % 15 millions/s 51.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 16467.9 millions/s 0 % 13769.4 millions/s 16.4 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14198.7 millions/s 0 % 8689.4 millions/s 38.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-6600K, Core i3-7300.

Average frames per second Core i5-6600K Core i3-7300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 88.2 FPS 77.6 FPS
High settings 141.1 FPS 124.1 FPS
Medium settings 176.4 FPS 155.1 FPS
Low settings 220.5 FPS 193.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.1 %

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 i5-6600K Core i3-7300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.8 FPS 123.5 FPS
High settings 207.7 FPS 197.6 FPS
Medium settings 259.6 FPS 246.9 FPS
Low settings 324.5 FPS 308.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.9 %
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