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Intel logo Core i5-6600K
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Intel logo Core i7-2600K

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General information Core i5-6600K Core i7-2600K
Launched Q3 2015 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i7
Core Family Name Skylake-S Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 2.9 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 2.6 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 50 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 91 W 4.2 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 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 × 8 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 3000
Performance Core i5-6600K Core i7-2600K
Overall Score 45073 0 % 43499 3.5 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 21 % 57.1 %
Benchmark Score 4127 0 % 3580 13.3 %
Single Thread Score 2329.3 0 % 1737.8 25.4 %
Encrypting Data 1854.7 MB/s 0 % 1646.7 MB/s 11.2 %
Compressing Data 84.3 MB/s 5.9 % 89.6 MB/s 0 %
String objects sorting 10720.5 thousand/s 20.1 % 13413 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 30.8 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 15.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 16404.1 millions/s 22.5 % 21177 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 13990.4 millions/s 0 % 7862.4 millions/s 43.8 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-6600K, Core i7-2600K.

Average frames per second Core i5-6600K Core i7-2600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 88.2 FPS 83.5 FPS
High settings 141.1 FPS 133.6 FPS
Medium settings 176.3 FPS 167.0 FPS
Low settings 220.4 FPS 208.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.3 %

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 i7-2600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.7 FPS 126.9 FPS
High settings 207.5 FPS 203.1 FPS
Medium settings 259.4 FPS 253.8 FPS
Low settings 324.3 FPS 317.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.2 %
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