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Intel logo Core i5-6600
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Intel logo Core i5-3550

Intel Core i5-6600 logo Intel Core i5-3550 logo
General information Core i5-6600 Core i5-3550
Launched Q3 2015 Q1 2012
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1155
Series Name Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-S Ivy Bridge
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 5.1 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 15.6 % 77 W 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 36.4 % 22 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
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 6 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported No No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 2500
Performance Core i5-6600 Core i5-3550
Overall Score 44468 0 % 41991 5.6 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 28 % 42.9 %
Benchmark Score 3910 0 % 3109 20.5 %
Single Thread Score 2256.7 0 % 2003 11.2 %
Encrypting Data 1798 MB/s 0 % 1209 MB/s 32.8 %
Compressing Data 81.6 MB/s 0 % 73.2 MB/s 10.3 %
String objects sorting 10082.5 thousand/s 0 % 9281.2 thousand/s 7.9 %
Prime numbers generation 28.8 millions/s 0.1 % 28.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 15859 millions/s 0 % 15293.4 millions/s 3.6 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 13510.2 millions/s 0 % 11195 millions/s 17.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-6600, Core i5-3550.

Average frames per second Core i5-6600 Core i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.8 FPS 79.4 FPS
High settings 138.9 FPS 127.1 FPS
Medium settings 173.6 FPS 158.9 FPS
Low settings 217.0 FPS 198.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 8.5 %

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 i5-6600 Core i5-3550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.9 FPS 124.6 FPS
High settings 206.3 FPS 199.3 FPS
Medium settings 257.9 FPS 249.2 FPS
Low settings 322.4 FPS 311.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.4 %
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