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In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms Core i3-8121U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600K is 1038 days older than Core i3-8121U.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8121U
- Consumes up to 84% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 15 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Performs up to 1% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i3-8121U - 257 vs 254 FPS
Monster Hunter: World
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
257
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.54/FPS
100%
Price, £
£138.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
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Core i3-8121U
Mobile • May 5th, 2018
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8121U | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
May 5th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Cannon Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel BGA 1440 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 91 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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