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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $213
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600 is 1347 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 7% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i7-2700K - 215 vs 201 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - $79.0 vs $89.0
- Up to 16% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i7-2700K - $0.37 vs $0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
215
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/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
Badass
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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