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In short — Core i5-6600K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6600K and the cheaper Core i5-6500 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - €87.0 vs €188.88
- Up to 53% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i5-6600K - €0.61 vs €1.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 65 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 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i5-6500 - 144 vs 143 FPS
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Core i5-6500 3.20 GHz Quad-Core Quad-Thread 6 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processore LGA 1151
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Intel Bx80662I56600K Processore Core I5-6600K Skylake Quad-Core, 3.5 Ghz
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-6600K
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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