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IntelBX80662I56600K
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6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.6GHz, Zen.
Release date: Q2 2017.

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▲ 7428,938 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+2%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 482,684 user samples
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140,440 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 82% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 62% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Poor: 62% Great: 82%
SPEED RANK: 326th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
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 		73.7 % +2% 72.4 %
Average Score 
+14%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		73.1 Pts 83.3 Pts Lower memory latency.
+14%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		110 Pts 110 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		215 Pts 218 Pts +1%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		400 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+14% 		352 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		646 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+73% 		373 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+2%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		80.7 Pts 95.2 Pts Lower OC memory latency.
+18%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		120 Pts 136 Pts Faster OC single-core speed.
+13%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		239 Pts 269 Pts Faster OC dual-core speed.
+13%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		461 Pts +1% 455 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		725 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+52% 		476 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+282%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % 0.47 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,075%
Value
Value For Money 		91.8 % 102 % Better value.
+11%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		68 % 74 % Slightly more popular.
+9%
Price
Price (score) 		$125 $81 Much cheaper.
+35%
Nice To Haves 
+53%
Age
Newest 		84 Months More recent.
+19% 		104 Months
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 		12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.6 GHz +3% 3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		4 GHz +3% 3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		917 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+89% 		484 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		834 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+121% 		378 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen Skylake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM4 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		None HD 530
Conclusion 
Average Bench 73.7%
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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