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Intel logo Core i5-6600K
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Intel logo Core i5-3550

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General information Core i5-6600K Core i5-3550
Launched Q3 2015 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-S Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 5.7 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 5.1 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 91 W 0 % 77 W 15.4 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 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 2500
Performance Core i5-6600K Core i5-3550
Overall Score 45073 0 % 42089 6.6 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 28 % 42.9 %
Benchmark Score 4127 0 % 3138 24 %
Single Thread Score 2334 0 % 2005 14.1 %
Encrypting Data 1856.6 MB/s 0 % 1215.1 MB/s 34.5 %
Compressing Data 84.2 MB/s 0 % 73.7 MB/s 12.4 %
String objects sorting 10646 thousand/s 0 % 9400.8 thousand/s 11.7 %
Prime numbers generation 31.2 millions/s 0 % 28.9 millions/s 7.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 16552.1 millions/s 0 % 15290.4 millions/s 7.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 14159.4 millions/s 0 % 11269.3 millions/s 20.4 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-6600K, Core i5-3550.

Average frames per second Core i5-6600K Core i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 88.2 FPS 79.3 FPS
High settings 141.1 FPS 127.0 FPS
Medium settings 176.3 FPS 158.7 FPS
Low settings 220.4 FPS 198.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 10 %

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 i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.7 FPS 124.4 FPS
High settings 207.5 FPS 199.1 FPS
Medium settings 259.4 FPS 248.8 FPS
Low settings 324.3 FPS 311.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 4.1 %
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