Core i5-6600K

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
4	4	3.5 GHz	3.9 GHz

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Specifications

General
Release Date	Jul 2nd, 2015
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Collection	Core i5
Codename	Skylake

Performance
Cores	4
Threads	4
Base Frequency	3.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency	3.9 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	91 W
Overclockable	Yes
Integrated Graphics	None

My Games With Core i5-6600K

With selected game settings

1920 x 1080

High

709

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

Ultra

130

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Very High

164

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

777

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

183

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Epic

226

FPS

Fortnite

Core i5-6600K Alternatives

With selected game settings

Ryzen 5 7600X

296 FPS+19%

$0.69/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 5 5600X

269 FPS+8%

$0.44/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Ryzen 7 5700X

270 FPS+8%

$0.55/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 5 5500

263 FPS+6%

$0.32/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Ryzen 7 7700X

297 FPS+19%

$0.95/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 5 7600

291 FPS+17%

$0.64/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 7 5800X

272 FPS+9%

$0.66/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Core i7-14700K

298 FPS+20%

$1.12/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-14700K New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked

Core i7-12700K

284 FPS+14%

$0.73/FPS

Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Ryzen 5 5600

267 FPS+7%

$0.44/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

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Core i5-6600K

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My Games With Core i5-6600K

Minecraft

Grand Theft Auto V

League of Legends

Valorant

World of Warcraft

Fortnite

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