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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-4170 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-4170 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6600 is 427 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-4170.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-4170
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i5-6600 - $41.6 vs $79.0
- Up to 48% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i5-6600 - $0.16 vs $0.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600 - 54 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 1% better in Monster Hunter: World than Core i3-4170 - 256 vs 254 FPS
Monster Hunter: World
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Highest
Intel Core i3-4170
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Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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1920 x 1080
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Core i3-4170
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-4170 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 4400 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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