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Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz can be found below. 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.

Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1151

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 91 W

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i5-6600K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 50.36

Overall Rank: 1047

Last Price Change: $125.79 USD (2022-08-05)

Average CPU Mark
rating
6335

Single Thread Rating: 2339
Samples: 5882*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,373
Thread: 2,164

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math16,696 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math14,263 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting11 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,803 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression84.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics512 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,547 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,339 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of August 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of August 2022
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of August 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$195.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$125.79 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of August 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,720
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,331
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,999
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,218
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,651
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,826
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,552
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,529
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 13,814
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 6,335
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of August 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 137.14
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 110.00
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 75.99
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 61.20
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 50.36
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 48.34
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 43.85
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 32.00
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of August 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,752
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,357
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 3,071
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,955
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,896
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 2,759
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,666
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,571
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 2,339
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1608421 - Aug 07 2022
5850
BL1608016 - Aug 06 2022
6025
BL1606735 - Aug 04 2022 [Overclocked]
8501
BL1605843 - Aug 02 2022 [Overclocked]
7923
BL1605684 - Aug 02 2022
7061
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
As of 7th of August 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 6,335
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz
 6,101
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
 5,164
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
 7,195
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
 6,785
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz
 5,644
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz
 5,509
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
 6,945
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz
 6,768
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz
 6,168
Intel Core i5-6402P @ 2.80GHz
 5,427
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core
 5,048
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz
 4,905