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Core i5-6600 vs Core i5-2500K

Core i5-6600 vs Core i5-2500K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6600 outperforms Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600 is 1635 days newer than Core i5-2500K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600

  • Performs up to 4% better in Valheim than Core i5-2500K - 199 vs 191 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
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Valheim

Valheim

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

199

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

191

95.97989949748744%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

£37.72

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155

Buy for £37.72 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74388 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Highest

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1286

100%

Multi-Core

3552

100%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

50.233281493001556%

Multi-Core

1921

54.08220720720721%

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo

Intel Core i5-6600

vs
Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

Jul 2nd, 2015
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads4
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed3.3 GHz
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.7 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
27.0xMultiplier
33.0x
UHD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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