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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-560 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-560 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6600 is 1768 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-560.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-560
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-6600 - $60.0 vs $79.0
- Up to 10% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i5-6600 - $0.36 vs $0.4 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 20% better in Dota 2 than Core i3-560 - 199 vs 166 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-560 - 65 vs 73 Watts
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Intel Core i3-560 Processor 3.33 GHz 4 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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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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Core i3-560
Desktop • Aug 29th, 2010
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-560 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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