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Intel logo Core i7-6800K
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General information Core i7-6800K Core i5-2550K
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 Sandy Bridge
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.4 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 0 % 3.8 GHz 0 %
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
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 15 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-6800K Core i5-2550K
Overall Score 51360 0 % 40433 21.3 %
Future Proof 53 % 0 % 28 % 47.2 %
Benchmark Score 6959 0 % 2673 61.6 %
Single Thread Score 2256.1 0 % 1746.2 22.6 %
Encrypting Data 2927.6 MB/s 0 % 1040 MB/s 64.5 %
Compressing Data 158.8 MB/s 0 % 65.2 MB/s 58.9 %
String objects sorting 20913.1 thousand/s 0 % 8889.2 thousand/s 57.5 %
Prime numbers generation 48.2 millions/s 0 % 25.9 millions/s 46.4 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 37238.2 millions/s 0 % 14700.7 millions/s 60.5 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 24613.1 millions/s 0 % 7554.4 millions/s 69.3 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6800K, Core i5-2550K.

Average frames per second Core i7-6800K Core i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 107.3 FPS 74.8 FPS
High settings 171.6 FPS 119.7 FPS
Medium settings 214.5 FPS 149.6 FPS
Low settings 268.2 FPS 187.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 30.2 %

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 i5-2550K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 141.1 FPS 121.9 FPS
High settings 225.7 FPS 195.0 FPS
Medium settings 282.1 FPS 243.7 FPS
Low settings 352.6 FPS 304.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 13.6 %
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