Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6600K 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 i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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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

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) i5-6600K CPU @ 3.50GHz, Intel Core i5-6600K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 91.64

Overall Rank:
1621st fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
1014th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
470th fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $69.00 USD (2024-10-06)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6323

Single Thread Rating

2326

Samples: 6514*
*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 Math	16,421 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	14,077 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	32 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,613 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,845 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	86,421 KBytes/Sec
Physics	510 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	7,492 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,326 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$93.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$89.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,090
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,474
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,602
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,067
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,525
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,164
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz		6,323

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		243.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.18
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.59
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.04
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz		91.64
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		58.93
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 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz		2,326

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2209907 - Oct 03 2024		6403
BL2208753 - Oct 01 2024		7219
BL2208742 - Oct 01 2024		5548
BL2207541 - Sep 30 2024 [Overclocked]		7273
BL2206254 - Sep 28 2024		6403

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz		6,323
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		5,163 (-18.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-6600K		7,129 (+12.8%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-6600K		6,757 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		6,803 (+7.6%)
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		6,537 (+3.4%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		6,036 (-4.5%)
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		5,571 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		4,888 (-22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-6600K		6,977 (+10.3%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		6,055 (-4.2%)
Intel Core i5-6402P @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		5,365 (-15.1%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600K		4,930 (-22.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,406
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,113
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,086
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,971
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,777
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz		1,152

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

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