Intel Core i5-6600K

The Intel Core i5-6600K is a Intel desktop processor from the Intel Core lineup, built on the Skylake architecture and released in 2015. This CPU features 4 cores, a base clock of 3500 MHz, maximum turbo frequency of 3900 MHz and 6 MB of L3 cache. Manufactured using 14 nm process technology. The Intel Core i5-6600K is designed for the FCLGA1151 socket.It supports overclocking. It includes integrated Intel® HD Graphics 530 graphics.


Ranking

Popularity is the current popularity of the cpu. Performance is based on Blender Benchmark with 100 being best. Blender Score represents performance value per $.

Popularity (0-100) 59%
Performance (0-100) 36%
Blender Score / $1 0.2

Info

Basic info about the cpu.

Type Desktop
Cores 4
Threads 4
Speed 3.5 GHz
Turbo 3.9 GHz
Current Price $250
Release Price
Release Date 2015
GPU Intel® HD Graphics 530
Socket FCLGA1151
L3 6 MB
Base TDP 91 W
Max TDP
Nm 14 nm
Unlocked Yes
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Benchmark

We use Blender Benchmark which measures multi core cpu performance under load.
Ranking 100% is highest performance among all ranked processors.

Blender Score 56.4
Top % Ranking 36 %
Blender Score / $1 0.2
Samples 50

Details

Class Intel Core
Code Name Skylake
Performance Cores 4
Efficiency Cores 0
Memory Type DDR4
Max Memory 64 MB
Bits 64-bit
tjMax
L1 Cache
L2 Cache

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