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Intel logo Core i7-6800K
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Intel logo Core i5-2300

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General information Core i7-6800K Core i5-2300
Launched Q2 2016 Q1 2011
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011-v3 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Broadwell-E Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 2.8 GHz 17.6 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.1 GHz 18.4 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 140 W 0 % 95 W 32.1 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 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
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-6800K Core i5-2300
Overall Score 51360 0 % 38561 24.9 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 23 % 56.6 %
Benchmark Score 6959 0 % 2211 68.2 %
Single Thread Score 2290.2 0 % 1438.2 37.2 %
Encrypting Data 2915.9 MB/s 41.8 % 5013.7 MB/s 0 %
Compressing Data 157.8 MB/s 0 % 55.1 MB/s 65.1 %
String objects sorting 20766.2 thousand/s 0 % 7683.3 thousand/s 63 %
Prime numbers generation 47.9 millions/s 0 % 21.9 millions/s 54.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37725.2 millions/s 0 % 12176.4 millions/s 67.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 24490.9 millions/s 0 % 6361.2 millions/s 74 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6800K, Core i5-2300.

Average frames per second Core i7-6800K Core i5-2300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 107.3 FPS 69.3 FPS
High settings 171.6 FPS 110.8 FPS
Medium settings 214.5 FPS 138.6 FPS
Low settings 268.2 FPS 173.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 35.4 %

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 i7-6800K Core i5-2300
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 141.0 FPS 118.5 FPS
High settings 225.6 FPS 189.6 FPS
Medium settings 282.0 FPS 237.0 FPS
Low settings 352.6 FPS 296.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 16 %
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