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Intel logo Core i5-6600K
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General information Core i5-6600K Core i3-7100
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 10.3 % 3.9 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 × 3 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 630
Performance Core i5-6600K Core i3-7100
Overall Score 44963 0 % 40916 9 %
Future Proof 49 % 14 % 57 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 4087 0 % 2803 31.4 %
Single Thread Score 2310.7 0 % 2286.9 1 %
Encrypting Data 1842.8 MB/s 0 % 1438.2 MB/s 22 %
Compressing Data 83.7 MB/s 0 % 58.1 MB/s 30.7 %
String objects sorting 10546.2 thousand/s 0 % 7652.9 thousand/s 27.4 %
Prime numbers generation 31.1 millions/s 0 % 13.9 millions/s 55.3 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 16402.1 millions/s 0 % 13301.3 millions/s 18.9 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14213.8 millions/s 0 % 8171.7 millions/s 42.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-6600K, Core i3-7100.

Average frames per second Core i5-6600K Core i3-7100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 88.2 FPS 76.2 FPS
High settings 141.1 FPS 121.9 FPS
Medium settings 176.4 FPS 152.4 FPS
Low settings 220.5 FPS 190.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.6 %

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 i3-7100
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.9 FPS 122.7 FPS
High settings 207.8 FPS 196.3 FPS
Medium settings 259.7 FPS 245.3 FPS
Low settings 324.7 FPS 306.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.5 %
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