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Core i7-6900K vs Core i5-6600K

Core i7-6900K vs Core i5-6600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6900K outperforms Core i5-6600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6900K is 334 days newer than Core i5-6600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-6600K - 176 vs 175 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600K - 16 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K

  • Consumes up to 35% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 91 vs 140 Watts
This is a free version of Assassin's Creed Valhalla.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

176

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

175

99%

Value, £/FPS

£0.79/FPS

100%

Price, £

£138.88

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core I5-6600K Processor (3.5 GHz, 6 M Cache, LGA1151)

Buy for £138.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 16813 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo
Core i7-6900K

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1252

88%

Multi-Core

7118

100%

Intel Core i5-6600K Logo
Core i5-6600K

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1419

100%

Multi-Core

4012

56%

Intel Core i7-6900K Logo

Intel Core i7-6900K

vs
Intel Core i5-6600K Logo

Intel Core i5-6600K

May 31st, 2016
Release DateJul 2nd, 2015
Core i7CollectionCore i5
Broadwell-ECodenameSkylake
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads4
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
3.9 GHz
140 WTDP
91 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
32.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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