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.
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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: NA

Overall Rank:
1885th fastest in multithreading out of 5150 CPUs
1283rd fastest in single threading out of 5150 CPUs
544th fastest in out of 1449 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6055

Single Thread Rating

2254

Samples: 3532*
*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	15,836 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	13,401 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,096 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,815 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	83,048 KBytes/Sec
Physics	476 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,961 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,254 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of June 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of June 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of June 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,660
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,299
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,017
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,861
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,482
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,166
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,705
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		6,055

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		227.01
Intel Core i5-12400F		186.43
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		168.81
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		150.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		130.36
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.23
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,138
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		2,254

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5096279 - Jun 11 2025		6434
BL2686205 - Jun 10 2025		5958
BL2685304 - Jun 10 2025		6227
BL2684573 - Jun 09 2025		3258
BL2677259 - Jun 06 2025		5571

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 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		6,055
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		6,304 (+4.1%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		5,612 (-7.3%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		5,171 (-14.6%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		4,757 (-21.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-6600		6,261 (+3.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-6600		7,045 (+16.4%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-6600		6,747 (+11.4%)
Intel Core i5-5675C @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		5,689 (-6.0%)
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		5,577 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i5-5575R @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		5,098 (-15.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-6600		6,945 (+14.7%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600		6,804 (+12.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of June 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,153
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,303
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,843
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,587
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,487
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,277
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,805
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,768
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,656
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,520
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,493
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		710

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

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