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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600K outperforms the more expensive Core i3-6300 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600K is 61 days older than the more expensive Core i3-6300.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-6300
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 51 vs 91 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Performs up to 4% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i3-6300 - 154 vs 148 FPS
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i3-6300 - €39.0 vs €321.0
- Up to 88% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i3-6300 - €0.25 vs €2.17 per FPS
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
INTEL Core i3-6300 3,8GHz LGA1151 4MB Cache Tray CPU
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Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
154
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.25/FPS
100%
Price, €
€39
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-6600K 3,5GHz Boxed CPU
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-6300
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-6300 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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