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Intel logo Core i5-6600K
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Intel logo Core i7-8550U

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General information Core i5-6600K Core i7-8550U
Launched Q3 2015 Q3 2017
Used in Desktop Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket FCLGA1151 FC-BGA1356
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 1.8 GHz 48.6 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 2.5 % 4 GHz 0 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 50 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 91 W 0 % 15 W 83.5 %
Performance Core i5-6600K Core i7-8550U
Overall Score 45073 0 % 44337 1.6 %
Future Proof 49 % 18.3 % 60 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 4127 0 % 3864 6.4 %
Single Thread Score 2329.3 0 % 2035.6 12.6 %
Encrypting Data 1854.7 MB/s 5.4 % 1961.1 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 84.3 MB/s 0 % 73.3 MB/s 13.1 %
String objects sorting 10720.5 thousand/s 0 % 10225.2 thousand/s 4.6 %
Prime numbers generation 30.8 millions/s 0 % 21.9 millions/s 29 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 16404.1 millions/s 21.7 % 20938.6 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 13990.4 millions/s 0 % 12652.8 millions/s 9.6 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-6600K, Core i7-8550U.

Average frames per second Core i5-6600K Core i7-8550U
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 88.2 FPS 86.0 FPS
High settings 141.1 FPS 137.6 FPS
Medium settings 176.3 FPS 172.1 FPS
Low settings 220.4 FPS 215.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 2.4 %

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 i7-8550U
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 129.7 FPS 128.4 FPS
High settings 207.5 FPS 205.4 FPS
Medium settings 259.4 FPS 256.8 FPS
Low settings 324.3 FPS 321.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %
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