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IntelBX80662I56600K
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8 Cores, 16 Threads @3.8GHz, Zen5.
Release date: Q3 2024.

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▲ 7428,977 ▼

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

Effective Speed 
+61%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 342,282 user samples
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Great bench: 129% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 102% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 102% Great: 129%
SPEED RANK: 39th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 120%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 125%
UFO
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: 375th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		116 % Much faster effective speed.
+61% 		72.4 %
Average Score 
+126%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		79.2 Pts 83.3 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		226 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+105% 		110 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		440 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+102% 		218 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		818 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+132% 		352 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		1,466 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+293% 		373 Pts
Overclocked Score 
+111%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		92.1 Pts 95.2 Pts +3%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		244 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+79% 		136 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		487 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+81% 		269 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		961 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+111% 		455 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		1,846 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+288% 		476 Pts
Value & Sentiment 
+104%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.11 % 0.47 % Hugely higher market share.
+327%
Value
Value For Money 		112 % Better value.
+13% 		98.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		56 % 74 % Much more popular.
+32%
Price
Price (score) 		$319 $90 Much cheaper.
+72%
Nice To Haves 
+166%
Age
Newest 		3 Months Hugely more recent.
+97% 		111 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		65 Watts More energy efficient.
+29% 		91 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100% 		4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		16 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+300% 		4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		4 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+71% 		14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.8 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+9% 		3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		5.5 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+41% 		3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		2,403 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+396% 		484 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		2,098 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+455% 		378 Pts
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Zen5 Skylake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		AM5 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		RDNA2 HD 530
Conclusion 
Average Bench 116%
Average Bench 72.4%

The Ryzen 9000 CPUs have the same integrated graphics, PCIe lanes, USB support and DRAM controller as the Ryzen 7000 series. The only difference is improved cores which have moved from TSMC's 5 nm process to 4 nm. The new cores offer 15% more performance under cherry-picked conditions but for latency-sensitive workloads, like gaming, they are just few percent faster. The 9600X, 9700X, 9900X, and 9950X are priced at $280, $360, $500, and $650, respectively, making them $80-$200 USD more expensive than the 7000 series. Since the 7000 series flopped (7800X3D somewhat excluded) due to unrealistic pricing, slow boot times, high platform costs and windows gamebar requirements etc., the 9000 series is more or less DOA. When the 9000X3D variants launch (expected in early 2025) gamers who play cache sensitive games such as SoTTR or Factorio with a 4090 and don’t mind frame drops, may find value in the 9800X3D. Meanwhile, Intel’s 12th and 13th gen CPUs continue to offer the best value for money in today’s market. Furthermore, Intel is scheduled to launch Arrow-Lake (est. +10% performance vs 14th gen) and Lunar-Lake (snapdragon competitive x86 battery life) this year, but they face serious challenges due to reliance on marketers who are mostly funded by AMD. Even if Arrow and Lunar Lake deliver stellar performance, without significant improvements in social media marketing: forums, reddit, youtube etc., Intel now face the very real risk of bankruptcy (third worst-performing S&P500 stock from Jan to Aug 2024). [Aug '24 CPUPro]

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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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