Intel Core i5-6600 Need For Speed Benchmarks - Can Core i5-6600 Run Need For Speed?

Mid-range Desktop processor released in 2015 with 4 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 3.3GHz, max speed at 3.9GHz, and a 65W power rating. Core i5-6600 is based on the Skylake-S 14nm family and part of the Core i5 series.
Price 36.4%
Speed %
Productivity %
Gaming %

Core i5-6600 - 1080p - RX 6650 XT - Need For Speed Benchmarks

Core i5-9600K
157
Core i5-9600K
157
Core i5-9600K
157
Core i5-9600K
157
Core i5-8600K
156.1
Core i5-8600K
156.1
Core i5-8600K
156.1
Core i5-8600K
156.1
Core i5-8600
151.5
Core i5-8600
151.5
Core i5-8600
151.5
Core i5-8600
151.5
Ryzen 5 2600X
150.1
Ryzen 5 2600X
150.1
Ryzen 5 2600X
150.1
Ryzen 5 2600X
150.1
Core i5-8500
149.9
Core i5-8500
149.9
Core i5-8500
149.9
Core i5-8500
149.9
Core i5-8400
147.7
Core i5-8400
147.7
Core i5-8400
147.7
Core i5-8400
147.7
Ryzen 5 1600X
147.3
Ryzen 5 1600X
147.3
Ryzen 5 1600X
147.3
Ryzen 5 1600X
147.3
Ryzen 5 1600
146
Ryzen 5 1600
146
Ryzen 5 1600
146
Ryzen 5 1600
146
Ryzen 5 2600
145.4
Ryzen 5 2600
145.4
Ryzen 5 2600
145.4
Ryzen 5 2600
145.4
Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
144.8
Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
144.8
Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
144.8
Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
144.8
Core i5-7640X
140.2
Core i5-7640X
140.2
Core i5-7640X
140.2
Core i5-7640X
140.2
Core i5-7600K
138.9
Core i5-7600K
138.9
Core i5-7600K
138.9
Core i5-7600K
138.9
Ryzen 5 2500X
138.8
Ryzen 5 2500X
138.8
Ryzen 5 2500X
138.8
Ryzen 5 2500X
138.8
Core i5-7600
137.4
Core i5-7600
137.4
Core i5-7600
137.4
Core i5-7600
137.4
Core i5-7500
136.6
Core i5-7500
136.6
Core i5-7500
136.6
Core i5-7500
136.6
Core i5-5675C
136
Core i5-5675C
136
Core i5-5675C
136
Core i5-5675C
136
Core i5-6600K
134.8
Core i5-4690K
134.8
Core i5-4690K
134.8
Core i5-4690K
134.8
Core i5-6600K
134.8
Core i5-6600K
134.8
Core i5-4690K
134.8
Core i5-6600K
134.8
Ryzen 5 1500X
134.7
Ryzen 5 1500X
134.7
Ryzen 5 1500X
134.7
Ryzen 5 1500X
134.7
Ryzen 5 2400G
134.5
Ryzen 5 2400G
134.5
Ryzen 5 2400G
134.5
Ryzen 5 2400G
134.5
FX-6300
134.4
FX-6300
134.4
FX-6300
134.4
FX-6300
134.4
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
134.3
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
134.3
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
134.3
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
134.3
Core i5-4690
134.2
Core i5-4690
134.2
Core i5-4690
134.2
Core i5-4690
134.2
Core i5-4670K
133.7
Core i5-6600
133.7
Core i5-4670K
133.7
Core i5-4670K
133.7
Core i5-6600
133.7
Core i5-4670K
133.7
Core i5-6600
133.7
Core i5-6600
133.7
Core i5-6685R
133.1
Core i5-4590
133.1
Core i5-6685R
133.1
Core i5-4590
133.1
Core i5-4590
133.1
Core i5-6685R
133.1
Core i5-4590
133.1
Core i5-6685R
133.1
Core i5-3570
132.9
Core i5-3570
132.9
Core i5-3570
132.9
Core i5-3570
132.9
Core i5-4670
132.5
Core i5-7400
132.5
Core i5-7400
132.5
Core i5-4670
132.5
Core i5-7400
132.5
Core i5-4670
132.5
Core i5-7400
132.5
Core i5-4670
132.5
Ryzen 5 1400
132.4
Ryzen 5 1400
132.4
Ryzen 5 1400
132.4
Ryzen 5 1400
132.4
Core i5-6585R
131.9
Core i5-6585R
131.9
Core i5-6500
131.9
Core i5-6585R
131.9
Core i5-6500
131.9
Core i5-6585R
131.9
Core i5-6500
131.9
Core i5-6500
131.9
Core i5-2550K
131.7
Core i5-2550K
131.7
Core i5-2550K
131.7
Core i5-2550K
131.7
Core i5-6400
130.8
Core i5-4570
130.8
Core i5-6402P
130.8
Core i5-6400
130.8
Core i5-4690S
130.8
Core i5-4570
130.8
Core i5-3350P
130.8
Core i5-6402P
130.8
Core i5-3350P
130.8
Core i5-4690S
130.8
Core i5-6400
130.8
Core i5-6402P
130.8
Core i5-3350P
130.8
Core i5-4570
130.8
Core i5-4690S
130.8
Core i5-6400
130.8
Core i5-6402P
130.8
Core i5-3350P
130.8
Core i5-4570
130.8
Core i5-4690S
130.8
Core i5-3550
130.3
Core i5-4460
130.3
Core i5-3570K
130.3
Core i5-4460
130.3
Core i5-3550
130.3
Core i5-3570K
130.3
Core i5-3550
130.3
Core i5-3570K
130.3
Core i5-4460
130.3
Core i5-3550
130.3
Core i5-3570K
130.3
Core i5-4460
130.3
Core i5-3470
129.6
Core i5-3470
129.6
Core i5-3470
129.6
Core i5-3470
129.6
Core i5-4440
129.1
Core i5-4440
129.1
Core i5-4440
129.1
Core i5-4440
129.1
Core i5-3340
128.8
Core i5-3340
128.8
Core i5-3340
128.8
Core i5-3340
128.8
Core i5-4430
128.5
Core i5-2450P
128.5
Core i5-3450
128.5
Core i5-4430
128.5
Core i5-2450P
128.5
Core i5-3450
128.5
Core i5-4430
128.5
Core i5-2450P
128.5
Core i5-3450
128.5
Core i5-4430
128.5
Core i5-2450P
128.5
Core i5-3450
128.5
Core i5-2380P
128
Core i5-2380P
128
Core i5-3475S
128
Core i5-3475S
128
Core i5-3475S
128
Core i5-3475S
128
Core i5-2380P
128
Core i5-2380P
128
Core i5-3335S
125.9
Core i5-3335S
125.9
Core i5-3335S
125.9
Core i5-3335S
125.9
Core i5-3330
125.7
Core i5-3330
125.7
Core i5-3330
125.7
Core i5-3330
125.7
Core i5-4590S
125.1
Core i5-3340S
125.1
Core i5-4570S
125.1
Core i5-4430S
125.1
Core i5-4670S
125.1
Core i5-3570S
125.1
Core i5-3470S
125.1
Core i5-3550S
125.1
Core i5-3450S
125.1
Core i5-3570S
125.1
Core i5-4460S
125.1
Core i5-4440S
125.1
Core i5-3340S
125.1
Core i5-4570S
125.1
Core i5-4430S
125.1
Core i5-4670S
125.1
Core i5-4460S
125.1
Core i5-3470S
125.1
Core i5-3550S
125.1
Core i5-3450S
125.1
Core i5-4440S
125.1
Core i5-3450S
125.1
Core i5-4590S
125.1
Core i5-3450S
125.1
Core i5-4590S
125.1
Core i5-4460S
125.1
Core i5-4440S
125.1
Core i5-3340S
125.1
Core i5-4570S
125.1
Core i5-4430S
125.1
Core i5-3570S
125.1
Core i5-3470S
125.1
Core i5-3550S
125.1
Core i5-4670S
125.1
Core i5-4590S
125.1
Core i5-4440S
125.1
Core i5-3340S
125.1
Core i5-4570S
125.1
Core i5-4430S
125.1
Core i5-4670S
125.1
Core i5-3570S
125.1
Core i5-3470S
125.1
Core i5-4460S
125.1
Core i5-3550S
125.1
FX-6350
125
FX-6330
125
FX-6350
125
FX-6330
125
FX-6350
125
FX-6330
125
FX-6350
125
FX-6330
125
FX-6120
124.7
FX-6120
124.7
FX-6120
124.7
FX-6120
124.7
FX-6130
124.4
FX-6130
124.4
FX-6130
124.4
FX-6130
124.4
FX-6200
124.2
FX-6200
124.2
FX-6200
124.2
FX-6200
124.2
FX-4350
121
FX-4350
121
FX-4350
121
FX-4350
121
FX-4170
120.8
FX-4170
120.8
FX-4170
120.8
FX-4170
120.8
FX-4320
120.5
FX-4320
120.5
FX-4320
120.5
FX-4320
120.5
FX-4150
119.9
FX-4150
119.9
FX-4150
119.9
FX-4150
119.9
Core i5-3330S
119.4
Core i5-3330S
119.4
Core i5-750
119.4
FX-4300
119.4
FX-4300
119.4
Core i5-750
119.4
Core i5-750
119.4
FX-4300
119.4
Core i5-3330S
119.4
Core i5-750
119.4
FX-4300
119.4
Core i5-3330S
119.4
FX-4130
118.5
FX-4130
118.5
FX-4130
118.5
FX-4130
118.5
FX-4200
117.6
FX-4200
117.6
FX-4200
117.6
FX-4200
117.6
A12-9800
116
A12-9800
116
A12-9800
116
A12-9800
116
Core i5-750S
113.7
A10-9700
113.7
Core i5-750S
113.7
A10-9700
113.7
Core i5-750S
113.7
A10-9700
113.7
Core i5-750S
113.7
A10-9700
113.7
A10-7860k
113.4
A10-7860k
113.4
A10-7860k
113.4
A10-7860k
113.4
A10-7800
113
A10-7800
113
Pro A10-7800B
113
Pro A10-7800B
113
Pro A10-7800B
113
A10-7800
113
Pro A10-7800B
113
A10-7800
113
A10-5700
112.9
A10-5700
112.9
A10-5700
112.9
A10-5700
112.9
A10-7890K
112.5
A10-7890K
112.5
A10-7890K
112.5
A10-7890K
112.5
A10-6800K
112.3
A10-6800K
112.3
A10-6800K
112.3
A10-6800K
112.3
A10-7870K
111.9
A10-6700
111.9
A10-7870K
111.9
A10-6700
111.9
A10-7870K
111.9
A10-6700
111.9
A10-7870K
111.9
A10-6700
111.9
A10-6790B
111.3
A10-6790K
111.3
A10-6790B
111.3
A10-6790K
111.3
A10-6790B
111.3
A10-6790B
111.3
A10-6790K
111.3
A10-6790K
111.3
A10-7850K
111
A10-7850K
111
Pro A10-7850B
111
Pro A10-7850B
111
A10-7850K
111
Pro A10-7850B
111
A10-7850K
111
Pro A10-7850B
111
A10-6800B
109.7
A10-5800K
109.7
A10-6800B
109.7
A10-7700K
109.7
A10-5800K
109.7
A10-5800K
109.7
A10-7700K
109.7
A10-5800K
109.7
A10-6800B
109.7
A10-7700K
109.7
A10-6800B
109.7
A10-7700K
109.7
A10-6700T
107.9
A10-6700T
107.9
A10-6700T
107.9
A10-6700T
107.9

The Core i5-6600 GPU ranks between the Core i5-6600 and Core i5-6685R in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Core i5-6600 but still offers 0.5% more juice than the Core i5-6685R for those epic gaming sessions. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Core i5-6600 shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Core i5-4670 by a whopping 0.9%. Once again, the Core i5-4670 gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Skylake-S-based successor shows a ~0.9% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Core i5-4670 is a testament to how far behind the mid-range Haswell-based GPUs lag compared to the new Skylake-S lineup. With its performance, the Core i5-6600 snags the 100th spot on the leaderboard. Intel's Core i5-6600 may only have a slight edge over the Core i5-4670, but it opens up a significant lead over the stock A12-9800 in gaming marathons. In the gaming world, the Core i5-6600 GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 4-cores and 4-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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