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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

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

CPU First Seen on Charts:  Q2 2015

CPUmark/$Price:  32.28     

Overall Rank:  878

Last Price Change:  $194.80 USD (2021-10-19)

Average CPU Mark
rating
6289

Single Thread Rating: 2334
Cross-Platform Rating: 12,399
Samples: 5687*
*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 Math16,727 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math14,234 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting11 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,758 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression84.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics509 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,531 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,334 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of October 2021.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of October 2021
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of October 2021.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$210.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$194.80 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of October 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 32,841
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,775
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,445
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,822
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,851
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 15,148
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,562
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 13,895
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 6,372
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 6,289
Athlon Dual Core 4050e
 670
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of October 2021 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 107.54
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 82.11
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 70.59
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 59.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.57
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 48.38
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 44.89
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 39.70
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 32.28
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Athlon Dual Core 4050e
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of October 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,778
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 3,080
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,970
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,909
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 2,775
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 2,730
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,686
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,581
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 2,334
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 2,074
Athlon Dual Core 4050e
 744
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1458549 - Oct 18 2021 [Overclocked]
7425
BL1458263 - Oct 17 2021 [Overclocked]
7620
BL1457918 - Oct 16 2021
6064
BL1457813 - Oct 16 2021
6490
BL1457623 - Oct 15 2021 [Overclocked]
7412
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
As of 19th of October 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 6,289
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
 4,802
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
 7,215
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
 6,778
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz
 6,066
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz
 5,589
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz
 5,602
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz
 6,855
Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz
 5,044
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz
 5,515
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,640
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
 5,155
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core
 4,950