Intel Core i5-6600K Geekbench 3 64bit (Multi-Core)

Mid-range Desktop processor released in 2015 with 4 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 3.5GHz, max speed at 3.9GHz, and a 91W power rating. Core i5-6600K is based on the Skylake-S 14nm family and part of the Core i5 series.
Price 34.4%
Speed 56%
Productivity 33%
Gaming 80%

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Intel Core i5-6600K Geekbench

Geekbench 3 64bit (Multi-Core)
Core i9-14900K
64966
Core i9-13900K
61872
Core i9-12900K
51560
Core i7-14700K
48701
Core i7-13700K
46382
Core i5-13600K
46382
Core i9-11900K
42967
Core i5-14600K
40585
Core i9-10900K
40156
Core i5-12600K
38652
Core i7-12700K
38652
Core i9-9900KS
38244
Core i9-9900K
35769
Core i7-11700K
32210
Ryzen 7 1800X
30932
Core i7-10700K
30103
Core i7-9700K
28670
Core i5-12400
28399
Core i7-8700K
27445
Ryzen 7 2700X
26040
Core i5-11600K
25891
Core i7-5930K
24408
Core i5-10600K
24197
Ryzen 7 1700X
23765
Core i5-11400
23666
Core i5-9600K
23045
Ryzen 5 2600X
22745
Core i7-4930K
22600
Core i5-10400
22118
Ryzen 5 1600X
21366
Core i5-9400F
21065
Core i5-8600K
20638
Core i5-8400
18923
Core i7-7700K
18702
Core i7-6700K
17028
Core i7-4790K
16686
Ryzen 5 2400G
15234
Core i7-3770K
14944
Core i7-4770K
14700
Core i5-7600K
14153
Core i3-8350K
13548
FX-9590
13110
Core i7-2600K
12496
Core i3-8100
12193
Core i5-6600K
12150
Core i5-4690K
11339
Ryzen 3 2200G
11065
Core i5-4670K
11033
FX-8150
10660
Ryzen 3 1300X
10602
Core i5-3570K
10165
Core i5-2500K
9970
Phenom II X6 1100T
9502
Core i3-7350K
9118
FX-6350
9034
Core i3-4370
8501
Core i3-7100
8467
Core i3-6320
8444
Core i3-4340
8116
FX-6200
8054
Pentium G4620
8033
Core i3-6100
8011
Phenom II X4 980
6919
FX-4350
6820
A10-6800K
6804
Phenom II X4 975
6704
A8-7670K
6343
Pentium G4520
6268
A10-7850K
6188
A8-6600K
6038
A8-7650K
5879
Core i3-3250
5740
FX-4200
5557
Celeron G3950
5223
Pentium G3430
5074
Celeron G3920
5049
Celeron G1850
4546
Celeron G1830
4257
Phenom II X3 740
4237
Celeron G1630
3712

The Core i5-6600K GPU ranks between the Core i3-8100 and Core i5-4690K in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0.4% less powerful than the Core i3-8100 but still offers 7.2% more juice than the Core i5-4690K for those epic gaming sessions. With its performance, the Core i5-6600K snags the 45th spot on the leaderboard. In the gaming world, the Core i5-6600K 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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