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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-661 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600 is 2002 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-661.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 27% better in Far Cry 6 than Core i5-661 - 117 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i5-661 - $79.0 vs $80.0
- Up to 22% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-661 - $0.68 vs $0.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Core i5-661 - 65 vs 87 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 Processor i5-661 3.33GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I5661
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Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
117
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.68/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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
Ultra
Core i5-661
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-661 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i5 | 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 |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 87 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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