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IntelBX80662I56600K
IntelBX8071512500
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4 Cores, 4 Threads @3.5GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

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▲ 57272 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.0GHz, Alder Lake.
Release date: Q1 2022.

Effective Speed 
+37%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 345,959 user samples
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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
3,715 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 106% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 91% Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 91% Great: 106%
SPEED RANK: 94th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		72.4 % 99.2 % Much faster effective speed.
+37%
Average Score 
+73%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		83.3 Pts +3% 80.8 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		110 Pts 181 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+65%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		218 Pts 343 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+57%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		352 Pts 631 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+79%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		373 Pts 992 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+166%
Overclocked Score 
+49%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		95.2 Pts +5% 91 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		136 Pts 191 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+40%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		269 Pts 368 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+37%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		455 Pts 689 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+51%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		476 Pts 1,053 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+121%
Value & Sentiment 
+140%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.53 % Hugely higher market share.
+489% 		0.09 %
Value
Value For Money 		98.7 % 110 % Better value.
+12%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		74 % More popular.
+30% 		57 %
Price
Price (score) 		$90 Much cheaper.
+52% 		$189
Nice To Haves 
+84%
Age
Newest 		111 Months 34 Months Much more recent.
+69%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		91 Watts 65 Watts More energy efficient.
+29%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		4 cores 6 cores Much higher core count.
+50%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		14 nm 10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		3.5 GHz Faster base frequency.
+17% 		3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		3.9 GHz 4.6 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+18%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		484 Pts 1,251 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+158%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		378 Pts 1,199 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+217%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Skylake Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCLGA1151 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 530 UHD 770
Conclusion 
Average Bench 72.4%
Average Bench 99.2%

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's i5 12500 is a weird processor. It is around $40 more expensive than the i5 12400(F) for slightly higher clocks and a better iGPU that most gamers will not care about - which is the thing Alder Lake focuses most on from what we've seen. It is not good value. This does not mean it is a bad CPU, it is still very capable of gaming and could be more capable in workstation and desktop use thanks to the improved iGPU. I do not believe it deserves a $40 tax for those situations though. [Apr '22 Waaaaaal]

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