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Intel logo Core i7-6700K
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Intel logo Core i5-2500K

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General information Core i7-6700K Core i5-2500K
Launched Q3 2015 Q4 2010
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-S Sandy Bridge
Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 17.5 %
Turbo Clock 4.2 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 11.9 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 W 0 % 95 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 56.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 3000
Performance Core i7-6700K Core i5-2500K
Overall Score 49016 0 % 40396 17.6 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 21 % 57.1 %
Benchmark Score 5772 0 % 2663 53.9 %
Single Thread Score 2511.5 0 % 1686.1 32.9 %
Encrypting Data 3073.3 MB/s 0 % 1045.2 MB/s 66 %
Compressing Data 123.8 MB/s 0 % 65.1 MB/s 47.4 %
String objects sorting 15916.6 thousand/s 0 % 9027 thousand/s 43.3 %
Prime numbers generation 29.8 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 12.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 28023.7 millions/s 0 % 14506 millions/s 48.2 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 17342.2 millions/s 0 % 7440 millions/s 57.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6700K, Core i5-2500K.

Average frames per second Core i7-6700K Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 100.3 FPS 74.7 FPS
High settings 160.5 FPS 119.5 FPS
Medium settings 200.6 FPS 149.4 FPS
Low settings 250.8 FPS 186.8 FPS
Difference 0 % 25.5 %

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 i7-6700K Core i5-2500K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 137.0 FPS 121.8 FPS
High settings 219.2 FPS 194.9 FPS
Medium settings 274.0 FPS 243.6 FPS
Low settings 342.5 FPS 304.5 FPS
Difference 0 % 11.1 %
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