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.

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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

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 6 MB

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

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: 70.71

Overall Rank: 1148

Last Price Change: $89.76 USD (2023-02-07)

Average CPU Mark

6347

Single Thread Rating: 2341
Samples: 6070*
*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 Math	16,606 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,217 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,828 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	84.8 MBytes/Sec
Physics	511 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,540 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,341 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of February 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$150.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$89.76 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	Acer Nitro 50 N50-620-UA91 Gaming Desktop \| 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400F 6-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 \| 8GB DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Keyboard and Mouse	$745.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Thermaltake LCGS Glacier i3510 CPU Gaming Desktop (Intel Core™ i5-10400F, ToughRam Z-ONE 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3050, 1TB M.2 NVMe, Win 10 Home) S1GL-B560-350-LCS	$847.47 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Azure Gaming PC Desktop – Intel Core i5 12600K 3.7 GHz, RTX 3060 Ti, 1TB NVME SSD, 16G DDR4 3200, 650W Gold PSU, AC Wi-Fi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$1299.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Archangel Gaming PC Desktop – Intel Core i5 12400F 2.5 GHz, RTX 3060, 1TB NVME SSD, 16G DDR4 3200, 600W Gold PSU, AC Wi-Fi, Windows 11 Home 64-bit	$1149.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Skytech Blaze 3.0 Gaming PC Desktop – Intel Core i5 12400F 2.5 GHz, RTX 3060, 500GB SSD, 16G DDR4 3200, 600W Gold PSU, AC Wi-Fi, Windows 10 Home 64-bit	$941.30 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,589
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,758
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,954
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,931
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,562
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,556
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz		6,347

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		167.58
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.11
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.65
Intel Core i9-12900K		100.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.98
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz		70.71
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		33.08
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
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 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz		2,341

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1739749 - Feb 07 2023		6426
BL1739735 - Feb 07 2023		6001
BL1738179 - Feb 05 2023		6557
BL1738171 - Feb 05 2023		5065
BL1736536 - Feb 03 2023		6385

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
As of 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz		6,347
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		6,039 (-4.9%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		5,645 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		5,170 (-18.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-6600K		7,177 (+13.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-6600K		6,773 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		5,595 (-11.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-6600K		6,955 (+9.6%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		6,770 (+6.7%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		5,542 (-12.7%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		5,499 (-13.4%)
Intel Core i5-6402P @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		5,445 (-14.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		4,953 (-22.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,435
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,804
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,566
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,706
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,696
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,664
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,605
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,444
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,440
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz		1,157

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