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Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6600 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 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) i5-6600 CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i5-6600 CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 95.54

Overall Rank:
2068th fastest in multithreading out of 5478 CPUs
1434th fastest in single threading out of 5478 CPUs
577th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $63.41 USD (2025-10-02)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
6058
Single Thread Rating
2251

Samples: 3795*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 8,054
Thread: 2,104

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math15,832 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math13,437 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers29 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10,083 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,819 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression82,763 KBytes/Sec
Physics477 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,988 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,251 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
NewEgg.com$63.41 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 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,544
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,362
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,953
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,845
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,540
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,110
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,145
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz
 6,058
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 263.99
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 189.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
Intel Core i9-14900K
 133.36
Intel Core i5-12400F
 112.53
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.11
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz
 95.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.74
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 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz
 2,251
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3101802 - Dec 02 2025
5974
BL3101129 - Dec 02 2025
4803
BL3099949 - Dec 02 2025
4816
BL3099758 - Dec 02 2025
5912
BL3098269 - Dec 01 2025
6457
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz
 6,058
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600
 5,600 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600
 4,765 (-21.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-6600
 6,999 (+15.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-6600
 6,923 (+14.3%)
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600
 6,568 (+8.4%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600
 6,026 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i5-4590S @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600
 5,132 (-15.3%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600
 4,915 (-18.9%)
Intel Core i7-6700T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600
 6,990 (+15.4%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600
 6,073 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600
 5,584 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600
 5,491 (-9.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,438
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,126
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,797
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,509
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,453
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,308
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,647
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,484
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,421
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz
 710