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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700K outperforms the cheaper Core i5-661 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-661 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700K is 2032 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-661.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 7% better in Rocket League than Core i5-661 - 720 vs 674 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-661 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-661
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-6700K - $80.0 vs $190.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Rocket League than Core i7-6700K - $0.12 vs $0.26 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 87 vs 91 Watts
Rocket League
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1920 x 1080
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High Quality
Intel Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 95W Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i5 Processor i5-661 3.33GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I5661
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Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Core i5-661
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700K | vs | Intel Core i5-661 |
|---|---|---|
Aug 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 91 W | TDP | 87 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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