Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6600 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600 CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i5-6600 CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 104.33

Overall Rank:
2326th fastest in multithreading out of 6040 CPUs
1640th fastest in single threading out of 6040 CPUs
627th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $58.20 USD (2026-10-03)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6072

Single Thread Rating

2253

Samples: 4103*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,054
Thread: 2,104

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	15,865 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,494 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,078 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,828 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	82,723 KBytes/Sec
Physics	477 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,016 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,253 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of September 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of September 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$58.20 USD	Buy Now!

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,196
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,065
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,573
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,539
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		6,072

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.79
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		110.61
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		104.33
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		103.82
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.46
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,882
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		2,253

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3756749 - Oct 03 2026		6649
BL3756114 - Oct 03 2026		6519
BL3755550 - Oct 03 2026		6498
BL3755532 - Oct 03 2026		6499
BL3752211 - Oct 01 2026		5433

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		6,072
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		5,599 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		5,181 (-14.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-6600		6,914 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		6,810 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		6,042 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		5,596 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		5,481 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		5,103 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		4,929 (-18.8%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		6,704 (+10.4%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		6,311 (+3.9%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		5,590 (-7.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,435
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,520
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,387
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,686
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,510
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,379
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,052
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		710

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