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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-6700 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600 is 1 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-6700.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $79.0 vs $128.0
- Up to 39% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-6700 - $0.78 vs $1.27 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6600 or Core i7-6700
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
48 FPS
$16.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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42 FPS
$18.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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