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Intel logo Core i5-6600
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Intel logo Core i7-2960XM

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General information Core i5-6600 Core i7-2960XM
Launched Q3 2015 Q4 2011
Used in Desktop Mobile
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 PGA988B
Clock 3.3 GHz 0 % 2.7 GHz 18.2 %
Turbo Clock 3.9 GHz 0 % 3.7 GHz 5.1 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 4 50 % 8 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 55 W 15.4 %
Performance Core i5-6600 Core i7-2960XM
Overall Score 44474 0 % 41811 6 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 27 % 44.9 %
Benchmark Score 3912 0 % 3056 21.9 %
Single Thread Score 2263.5 0 % 1587.6 29.9 %
Encrypting Data 1816.2 MB/s 0 % 1459.5 MB/s 19.6 %
Compressing Data 80.7 MB/s 0 % 77.3 MB/s 4.2 %
String objects sorting 10021.8 thousand/s 8.2 % 10921.1 thousand/s 0 %
Prime numbers generation 29.2 millions/s 0 % 25.1 millions/s 14 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 15777.7 millions/s 14.3 % 18400.6 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 13525.6 millions/s 0 % 7013 millions/s 48.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i5-6600, Core i7-2960XM.

Average frames per second Core i5-6600 Core i7-2960XM
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 86.8 FPS 78.9 FPS
High settings 138.8 FPS 126.2 FPS
Medium settings 173.5 FPS 157.8 FPS
Low settings 216.9 FPS 197.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.1 %

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 i7-2960XM
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 128.7 FPS 124.0 FPS
High settings 206.0 FPS 198.4 FPS
Medium settings 257.5 FPS 248.0 FPS
Low settings 321.8 FPS 310.0 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.7 %
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