UserBenchmark: Intel Core i5-10400 vs i5-6600K

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Best Bench: 91% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 69% Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 0.45 GHz (avg)

Poor: 69% Great: 91%

SPEED RANK: 186^th / 1443

Gaming 84%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 76%

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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: 356^th / 1443

Gaming 72%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 55%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		84.5 %	Faster effective speed. +17%		72.4 %


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	86.6 Pts	+4%	83.3 Pts
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	119 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +8%	110 Pts
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	232 Pts	Slightly faster dual-core speed. +6%	218 Pts
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	443 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +26%	352 Pts
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	722 Pts	Hugely faster octa-core speed. +94%	373 Pts


Memory OC Memory Latency	95.4 Pts	+0%	95.2 Pts
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	125 Pts		136 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +9%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	247 Pts		269 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +9%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	488 Pts	Slightly faster OC quad-core speed. +7%	455 Pts
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	776 Pts	Much faster OC octa-core speed. +63%	476 Pts

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.61 %	Much higher market share. +33%	0.46 %
Value Value For Money	112 %	Better value. +26%	89.2 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	86 %	More popular. +16%	74 %
Price Price (score)	$99	Cheaper. +24%	$130


Age Newest	48 Months	Much more recent. +54%	105 Months
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watts	More energy efficient. +29%	91 Watts
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	2.9 GHz		3.5 GHz	Faster base frequency. +21%
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.3 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +10%	3.9 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	979 Pts	Hugely faster OC 64-core speed. +102%	484 Pts
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	912 Pts	Hugely faster 64-core speed. +141%	378 Pts


Series CPU Architecture	Comet Lake	Skylake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 630	HD 530
Launch Date Launch Date	Q2'20	Q3'15
Cache Cache	12 MB Intel® Smart Cache	6 MB SmartCache
Instruction Set Extensions Instruction Set Extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0
Max Turbo Frequency Max Turbo Frequency	4.30 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus Speed Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
Thermal Solution Specification Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015C	PCG 2015D (130W)
Max Memory Size Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	128 GB	64 GB
Memory Types Memory Types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Memory Bandwidth Max Memory Bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Processor Graphics Processor Graphics ‡	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency	1.10 GHz	1.15 GHz
Turbo Boost Tech Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡	2	2.0
Hyper-Threading Tech Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡	Yes	No
PCI Express Revision PCI Express Revision	3	3.0
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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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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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