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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: 355^th / 1442

Gaming 72%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 55%

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Best Bench: 59% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 25% Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 25% Great: 59%

SPEED RANK: 828^th / 1442

Gaming 49%

Yacht

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 34%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		72.4 %	Much faster effective speed. +48%		48.9 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	83.3 Pts	Lower memory latency. +14%	72.9 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	110 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +79%	61.5 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	218 Pts	Hugely faster dual-core speed. +110%	104 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	352 Pts	Hugely faster quad-core speed. +141%	146 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	373 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +149%	150 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	95.2 Pts	Slightly lower OC memory latency. +7%	89.1 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	136 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +70%	79.8 Pts
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	269 Pts	Hugely faster OC dual-core speed. +94%	139 Pts
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	455 Pts	Hugely faster OC quad-core speed. +137%	192 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	476 Pts	Hugely faster OC octa-core speed. +148%	192 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.5 %	Insanely higher market share. +4,900%	0.01 %
Value Value For Money	102 %	Hugely better value. +96%	51.8 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	74 %	Much more popular. +35%	55 %
Price Price (score)	$81	Much cheaper. +64%	$225


Age Newest	104 Months	More recent. +29%	147 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	91 Watts		35 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +62%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	4 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%	2 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	4 threads		4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +56%	32 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz	Much faster base frequency. +40%	2.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	3.9 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +26%	3.1 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	484 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +152%	192 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	378 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +152%	150 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Skylake	Sandy Bridge
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1023
Graphics Integrated Graphics	HD 530	HD 3000
Launch Date Launch Date	Q3'15	Q1'12
Cache Cache	6 MB SmartCache	3 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0	AVX
Lithography Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Recommended Price Recommended Customer Price	$242.00 - $243.00	N/A
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	3.9 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	64 GB	16 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3 1066/1333
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® HD Graphics 530	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Graphics Base Frequency Graphics Base Frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics Output Graphics Output	eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI	eDP/DP/HDMI/SDVO/CRT
# of Displays Supported # of Displays Supported ‡	3	2
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.15 GHz	1.3 GHz
Package Size Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mmx37.5mm (rPGA988B); 31mm x 24mm (BGA1023)
Graphics and IMC Lithography Graphics and IMC Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	No	Yes
Virtualization for Directed I/O (VT-d) Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡	Yes	No
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3.0	2.0
PCI Express Configurations PCI Express Configurations ‡	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
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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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The Intel Core i5-2450M is a mid-range dual-core four threaded mobile processor based on the Sandy Bridge architecture. It was launched in Q1 2012 and is a slightly quicker version of the i5-2410M which launched a year earlier. At the time of release, the 2450M was reasonably fast with an effective speed of 61: the base clock speed is 2.5 GHz which can boost up to 3.1 GHz. The TDP of 35W is relatively high by modern standards and is halved in the i5-3317U (see full comparison). A lower TDP leads to extended battery life which is obviously a big plus for mobile processors. The i5-2450M features integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 which isn't adequate for most modern games but it's absolutely fine for handling typical tasks such as browsing and word processing. ^{[Nov '14 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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