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Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz can be found below. 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.

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

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600K CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 46.76

Overall Rank: 1006

Last Price Change: $135.00 USD (2022-05-17)

Average CPU Mark
rating
6313

Single Thread Rating: 2332
Samples: 5825*
*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 Math16,695 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math14,248 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers31 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting11 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,785 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression84.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics511 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions7,545 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,332 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of May 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of May 2022
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of May 2022.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$215.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$135.00 USDBuy Now!
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of May 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,712
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,552
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,277
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 22,081
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,266
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,705
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,819
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,676
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,550
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 13,847
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 6,313
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of May 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 116.02
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 110.41
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 70.98
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 58.56
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 46.76
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 46.76
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 40.73
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 37.21
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 18th of May 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,852
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,762
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,377
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 3,073
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,959
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,899
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 2,764
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,680
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,576
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 2,332
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1567539 - May 18 2022 [Overclocked]
7415
BL1567500 - May 17 2022
6953
BL1567432 - May 17 2022
6486
BL1566077 - May 14 2022 [Overclocked]
7006
BL1565728 - May 13 2022
6333
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
As of 18th of May 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz
 6,313
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz
 6,109
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,659
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz
 5,165
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
 7,181
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
 6,779
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz
 5,655
Intel Core i5-5675C @ 3.10GHz
 5,548
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz
 6,861
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz
 5,629
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz
 5,576
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz
 5,499
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz
 5,349