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IntelBX80662I56600K

20 Cores, 28 Threads @3.4GHz, Raptor Lake.
Release date: Q4 2023.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 348,188 user samples
5,944 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 134% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.35 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 123% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 123% Great: 134%
SPEED RANK: 6th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 129%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 164%
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
130 % Much faster effective speed.
+79%
72.4 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.8 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
83.3 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
230 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+109%
110 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
460 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+111%
218 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
915 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+160%
352 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1,756 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+371%
373 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.1 Pts 95.2 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
238 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+75%
136 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
474 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+76%
269 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
941 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+107%
455 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1,861 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+291%
476 Pts
Market Share
Based on 68,998,512 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.79 % Much higher market share.
+55%
0.51 %
Value
Value For Money
126 % Better value.
+28%
98.7 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
95 % More popular.
+28%
74 %
Price
Price (score)
$305 $90 Much cheaper.
+70%
Age
Newest
12 Months Hugely more recent.
+89%
111 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts 91 Watts More energy efficient.
+27%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
20 cores Hugely higher core count.
+400%
4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
28 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+600%
4 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
10 nm Newer manufacturing.
+29%
14 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.4 GHz 3.5 GHz +3%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
5.6 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+44%
3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
3,883 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+702%
484 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
3,667 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+870%
378 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Raptor Lake Skylake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1700 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
UHD 770 HD 530

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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