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Intel logo Core i7-3930K
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Intel logo Core i5-6600K

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General information Core i7-3930K Core i5-6600K
Launched Q4 2011 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA2011 FCLGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Sandy Bridge-E Skylake-S
Clock 3.2 GHz 8.6 % 3.5 GHz 0 %
Turbo Clock 3.8 GHz 2.6 % 3.9 GHz 0 %
Cores 6 0 % 4 33.3 %
Threads 12 0 % 4 66.7 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 W 0 % 91 W 30 %
Lithography 32 nm 0 % 14 nm 56.3 %
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 × 12 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Performance Core i7-3930K Core i5-6600K
Overall Score 48113 0 % 45073 6.3 %
Future Proof 27 % 44.9 % 49 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5359 0 % 4127 23 %
Single Thread Score 1737 25.4 % 2329.3 0 %
Encrypting Data 2524 MB/s 0 % 1854.7 MB/s 26.5 %
Compressing Data 135.5 MB/s 0 % 84.3 MB/s 37.8 %
String objects sorting 20523.6 thousand/s 0 % 10720.5 thousand/s 47.8 %
Prime numbers generation 38 millions/s 0 % 30.8 millions/s 18.9 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 32241.4 millions/s 0 % 16404.1 millions/s 49.1 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 11922 millions/s 14.8 % 13990.4 millions/s 0 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-3930K, Core i5-6600K.

Average frames per second Core i7-3930K Core i5-6600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 97.1 FPS 88.2 FPS
High settings 155.4 FPS 141.1 FPS
Medium settings 194.3 FPS 176.3 FPS
Low settings 242.9 FPS 220.4 FPS
Difference 0 % 9.2 %

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 i7-3930K Core i5-6600K
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 135.1 FPS 129.7 FPS
High settings 216.1 FPS 207.5 FPS
Medium settings 270.1 FPS 259.4 FPS
Low settings 337.6 FPS 324.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 4 %
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