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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1635 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 18% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-2600K - 112 vs 95 FPS
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - €87.0 vs €148.88
- Up to 50% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i7-2600K - €0.78 vs €1.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Intel Core i7 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i7-2600K Processor
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Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
112
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.78/FPS
100%
Price, €
€87
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-6500 3.20 GHz Quad-Core Quad-Thread 6 MB Cache 65 W CPU Processore LGA 1151
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-2600K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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