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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: 76.41

Overall Rank: 1088

Last Price Change: $82.82 USD (2022-10-03)

Average CPU Mark
rating
6329

Single Thread Rating: 2337
Samples: 5931*
*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 Math16,650 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math14,237 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting11 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,806 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression84.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics511 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,538 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,337 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of October 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 30th of September 2022
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$158.90 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$82.82 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,709
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,247
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,035
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,970
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,190
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,635
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,815
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,457
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 13,794
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 6,329
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 137.06
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 129.26
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 86.34
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 76.41
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 73.81
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 48.22
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 41.80
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 33.88
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 4th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,831
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,748
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,355
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 3,070
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,953
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,894
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 2,755
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,570
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 2,337
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1640800 - Oct 02 2022 [Overclocked]
7602
BL1639686 - Oct 01 2022
6356
BL1639531 - Sep 30 2022 [Overclocked]
7166
BL1638752 - Sep 29 2022 [Overclocked]
7434
BL1638257 - Sep 28 2022
5000
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
As of 4th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
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