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Core i5-6600 vs Core i7-2600K

Core i5-6600 vs Core i7-2600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6600 outperforms Core i7-2600K 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 i7-2600K.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600

  • Performs up to 10% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-2600K - 232 vs 211 FPS
  • Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
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Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

232

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

211

90%

Value, €/FPS

€0.71/FPS

100%

Price, €

€148.88

100%

Value Winner

Intel Intel Core i7 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i7-2600K Processor

Buy for 148.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15032 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Mythical

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo
Core i5-6600

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

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 i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

668

51%

Multi-Core

2320

65%

Intel Core i5-6600 Logo

Intel Core i5-6600

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Intel Core i7-2600K Logo

Intel Core i7-2600K

Jul 2nd, 2015
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Core i5CollectionCore i7
SkylakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4Cores4
4Threads
8
3.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.8 GHz
65 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
27.0xMultiplier
34.0x
UHD Graphics 530Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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