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Intel logo Core i7-2600K
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Intel logo Core i5-6500T

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General information Core i7-2600K Core i5-6500T
Launched Q4 2010 Q4 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge Skylake-S
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 2.5 GHz 26.5 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 18.4 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 35 W 63.2 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
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 × 8 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 3000 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i7-2600K Core i5-6500T
Overall Score 43397 0 % 41925 3.4 %
Future Proof 21 % 58 % 50 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 3547 0 % 3089 12.9 %
Single Thread Score 1743 2.6 % 1790 0 %
Encrypting Data 1646.7 MB/s 0 % 1432.1 MB/s 13 %
Compressing Data 89.2 MB/s 0 % 62.8 MB/s 29.5 %
String objects sorting 13399.6 thousand/s 0 % 7983.9 thousand/s 40.4 %
Prime numbers generation 26.2 millions/s 0 % 25.2 millions/s 3.8 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 21027.8 millions/s 0 % 12242.8 millions/s 41.8 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 7901.9 millions/s 24.7 % 10494 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-2600K, Core i5-6500T.

Average frames per second Core i7-2600K Core i5-6500T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 83.6 FPS 79.2 FPS
High settings 133.7 FPS 126.8 FPS
Medium settings 167.2 FPS 158.5 FPS
Low settings 208.9 FPS 198.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.2 %

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 i7-2600K Core i5-6500T
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 126.8 FPS 124.3 FPS
High settings 202.9 FPS 198.8 FPS
Medium settings 253.7 FPS 248.5 FPS
Low settings 317.1 FPS 310.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 2 %
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