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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6600 is 1635 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Up to 22% cheaper than Core i5-6600 - $62.0 vs $79.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-6600 - $0.29 vs $0.35 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Core i5-2500K - 224 vs 215 FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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