Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 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) i5-6600T CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i5-6600T CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 50.02

Overall Rank: 1297

Last Price Change: $113.18 USD (2023-03-11)

Average CPU Mark

5661

Single Thread Rating: 2090
Samples: 164*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,557
Thread: 1,945

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	15,204 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,977 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,647 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	76.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics	425 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,309 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,090 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 31st of March 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of March 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$113.18 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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	$734.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i - 2022 - Gaming Desktop - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - Intel i5 12400-8GB RAM - 512GB SSD - Win 11 - Black - Mouse & Keyboard - Free 3-Month Xbox GamePass	$699.65 (www.amazon.com)
	CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC, Intel Core i5-11400F 2.6GHz, GeForce RTX 3050 8GB, 8GB DDR4, 500GB PCI-E NVMe SSD, WiFi Ready & Win 11 Home (GXiVR8060A12), Black	$1186.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Empowered PC Continuum Micro Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen 3 5300G with AMD Radeon Graphics, 16GB RAM, 256GB NVMe SSD, 500W PSU, AC WiFi, Windows 11 Home) Gamer Computer	$499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Tiny Business Desktop, Intel Hexa-Core i5-10400T up to 3.6GHz (Beat i7-8750H), 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, Type-C, Windows 10 Pro, 64GB Flash Drive	$729.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 1st of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,596
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,799
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,678
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,948
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,924
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,529
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,797
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,548
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		5,661

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of April 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		185.00
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		141.75
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		141.01
Intel Core i9-12900K		97.87
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.08
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		51.05
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		50.02
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.75
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 1st of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,205
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,724
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,358
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,946
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		2,090

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1768712 - Mar 14 2023		5849
BL5032326 - Feb 13 2023		5263
BL1744064 - Feb 13 2023		5618
BL1734206 - Feb 01 2023		6019
BL1734056 - Feb 01 2023		6099

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz
As of 1st of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		5,661
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,042 (+6.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,320 (+11.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,775 (+19.7%)
Intel Core i3-6320 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		4,398 (-22.3%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,846 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,169 (+9.0%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,031 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		5,508 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,771 (+19.6%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,348 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		5,637 (-0.4%)
Intel Core i5-6402P @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		5,438 (-4.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,320
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,450
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,437
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,800
Intel Core i9-13900T		7,708
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,584
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,145
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,937
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,769
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,728
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,699
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,624
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		992

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