Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6600T can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 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: 30.97

Overall Rank:
2048th fastest in multithreading out of 5276 CPUs
1630th fastest in single threading out of 5276 CPUs
564th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $179.95 USD (2024-11-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5572

Single Thread Rating

2046

Samples: 266*
*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	14,789 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,688 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,388 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,683 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	75,539 KBytes/Sec
Physics	415 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,187 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,046 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,610
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,007
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,423
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,860
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,497
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,153
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,701
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,148
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		5,572

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		229.62
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.89
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		152.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		138.35
Intel Core i9-13900K		135.05
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.16
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		45.50
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		30.97
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,609
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		2,046

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2763910 - Jul 14 2025		5243
BL2752174 - Jul 09 2025		5154
BL2726787 - Jun 28 2025		5579
BL2691719 - Jun 12 2025		5597
BL2670188 - Jun 03 2025		5409

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 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		5,572
Intel Core i5-6400T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		4,262 (-23.5%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,805 (+22.1%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,306 (+13.2%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-6600T		5,121 (-8.1%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		5,018 (-9.9%)
Intel Core i5-3470S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		4,395 (-21.1%)
Intel Core i5-7600T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		5,881 (+5.5%)
Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		4,884 (-12.4%)
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		4,637 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		4,361 (-21.7%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-6600T		3,384 (-39.3%)
AMD A8-7670K vs Intel Core i5-6600T		3,230 (-42.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,835
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,564
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,476
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,275
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,799
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,790
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,615
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,530
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,470
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		630

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