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IntelBX80662I56600K
▲ 5717,200 ▼

6 Cores, 6 Threads @3.5GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q4 2012.

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▲ 7428,937 ▼

4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

Effective Speed 
+31%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 603,851 user samples
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261,607 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 62% Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 44% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 44% Great: 62%
SPEED RANK: 676th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
342,244 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 57% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 57% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 355th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		55.2 % 72.4 % Much faster effective speed.
+31%
Average Score 
+76%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		79.2 Pts 83.3 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		56.7 Pts 110 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+94%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		104 Pts 218 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+110%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		176 Pts 352 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+100%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		217 Pts 373 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+72%
Overclocked Score 
+83%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		89 Pts 95.2 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+7%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		68.5 Pts 136 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+99%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		124 Pts 269 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+117%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		215 Pts 455 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+112%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		265 Pts 476 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+80%
Value & Sentiment 
+148%
Market Share
Based on 67,699,322 CPUs tested
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.07 % 0.47 % Hugely higher market share.
+571%
Value
Value For Money 		85.3 % 102 % Better value.
+19%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		57 % 74 % More popular.
+30%
Price
Price (score) 		$57 Cheaper.
+30% 		$81
Nice To Haves 
+14%
Age
Newest 		138 Months 104 Months More recent.
+25%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		95 Watts 91 Watts +4%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		6 cores Much higher core count.
+50% 		4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		6 threads Much higher thread count.
+50% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		32 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4.1 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+5% 		3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		275 Pts 484 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+76%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		226 Pts 378 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+67%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Piledriver Skylake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM3+ FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None HD 530
Conclusion 
Average Bench 55.2%
Average Bench 72.4%
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The Intel Core i5-6600K is based on the new "Skylake" 14nm manufacturing process. Sporting 4 physical cores with base/turbo clocks of 3.5/3.9 GHz the 6600K and its predecessor, the 4690K share the same basic configuration and disappointingly, offer similar performance. Comparing the 6600K and 6700K shows that the 6700K has faster multi and single core performance. The improved multi core performance is due to Hyperthreading which is the key differentiator for the i7-6700K. The gap in single core performance can largely be eliminated by overclocking the i5-6600K so although the stock effective speed is significantly higher on the 6700K, this gap diminishes significantly when both processors are overclocked. At a 30% discount, the 6600K is the better value gaming CPU. [Aug '15 CPUPro]

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