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Intel logo Core i7-6800K
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Intel logo Core i5-6500

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General information Core i7-6800K Core i5-6500
Launched Q2 2016 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Skylake-S
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 5.9 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 5.3 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 65 W 53.6 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 6 × 32 kB Instruction
6 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 6 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-6800K Core i5-6500
Overall Score 51477 0 % 43791 14.9 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 49 % 7.5 %
Benchmark Score 7022 0 % 3678 47.6 %
Single Thread Score 2278.8 0 % 2119.4 7 %
Encrypting Data 2927.5 MB/s 0 % 1667.3 MB/s 43 %
Compressing Data 159.6 MB/s 0 % 75.9 MB/s 52.5 %
String objects sorting 21092.8 thousand/s 0 % 9493 thousand/s 55 %
Prime numbers generation 47.5 millions/s 0 % 27.9 millions/s 41.2 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37153.4 millions/s 0 % 14778.5 millions/s 60.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 24311.8 millions/s 0 % 12519.3 millions/s 48.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6800K, Core i5-6500.

Average frames per second Core i7-6800K Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 107.2 FPS 84.4 FPS
High settings 171.5 FPS 135.0 FPS
Medium settings 214.3 FPS 168.8 FPS
Low settings 267.9 FPS 211.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 21.3 %

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 i7-6800K Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 141.0 FPS 127.4 FPS
High settings 225.6 FPS 203.9 FPS
Medium settings 282.0 FPS 254.9 FPS
Low settings 352.5 FPS 318.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.6 %
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