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Intel logo Core i7-6800K
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Intel logo Core i5-3550

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General information Core i7-6800K Core i5-3550
Launched Q2 2016 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 2.9 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 2.6 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 77 W 45 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 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 i5-3550
Overall Score 51477 0 % 42092 18.2 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 28 % 47.2 %
Benchmark Score 7022 0 % 3139 55.3 %
Single Thread Score 2278.8 0 % 1995 12.5 %
Encrypting Data 2927.5 MB/s 0 % 1213.9 MB/s 58.5 %
Compressing Data 159.6 MB/s 0 % 73.2 MB/s 54.2 %
String objects sorting 21092.8 thousand/s 0 % 9402.8 thousand/s 55.4 %
Prime numbers generation 47.5 millions/s 0 % 28.9 millions/s 39.1 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37153.4 millions/s 0 % 15399.6 millions/s 58.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 24311.8 millions/s 0 % 11293.7 millions/s 53.5 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6800K, Core i5-3550.

Average frames per second Core i7-6800K Core i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 107.2 FPS 79.4 FPS
High settings 171.5 FPS 127.0 FPS
Medium settings 214.3 FPS 158.7 FPS
Low settings 267.9 FPS 198.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 26 %

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 i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 141.0 FPS 124.4 FPS
High settings 225.6 FPS 199.1 FPS
Medium settings 282.0 FPS 248.9 FPS
Low settings 352.5 FPS 311.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.8 %
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