| Name: | Intel Core i5-6600K |
| Family: | Intel Core i5 |
| Group: | Intel Core i 6000 |
| Segment: | Desktop / Server |
| Generation: | 6 |
Intel Core i5-6600K Benchmark, Test and specs
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CPU lineage
The Intel Core i5-6600K features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2015 and belongs to the 6 generation of the Intel Core i5 series. To use the Intel Core i5-6600K, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i5-6600K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-6600K is 3.5 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 3.9 GHz.
| CPU Cores: | 4 |
| Threads: | 4 |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Core architecture: | normal |
| Hyperthreading: | No |
| Overclocking: | Yes |
| Frequency: | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 core): | 3.9 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (all cores): | 3.6 GHz |
Internal Graphics
The Intel Core i5-6600K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Core i5-6600K uses the Intel HD Graphics 530, which has 192 texture shaders and 24 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| GPU frequency: | 0.35 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.15 GHz |
| Execution units: | 24 |
| Shaders: | 192 |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 32.0 GB |
| Max. displays: | -- |
| Generation: | 9 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
Hardware codec support
A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode |
| AV1: | No |
| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIe
The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
| Memory type: | DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600 |
| Max. Memory: | 64.0 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 |
| Bandwidth: | 34.1 GB/s |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | pci |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
Thermal Management
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 91 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 91 W |
| TDP (PL2): | None |
| TDP up: | None |
| TDP down: | None |
| Tjunction max: | -- |
Technical details
The Intel Core i5-6600K is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 6.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1151 |
| L2-Cache: | 0 bytes |
| L3-Cache: | 6.0 MB |
| Architecture: | Skylake S |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
| Release price: | 280 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmarks
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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12167
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Intel Core i7-4800MQ
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
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12160
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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12150
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
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12125
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AMD Ryzen 3 3300U
4C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
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12125
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
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Intel Core i7-4790T
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
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6335
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Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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6329
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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6318
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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6315
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
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6315
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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon Gold 6136
12C 24T @ 3.0 GHz
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4150
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Intel Xeon Gold 6154
18C 36T @ 3.0 GHz
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4150
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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4147
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Intel Core i7-7820HQ
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
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4146
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Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
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4146
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
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4021
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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4009
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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3985
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Intel Core i5-7640X
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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3982
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Intel Core i5-8500T
6C 6T @ 2.1 GHz
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3974
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 1.4 GHz
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4017
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Intel Core i5-10210U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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4013
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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3965
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Intel Core i5-1034G1
4C 8T @ 0.8 GHz
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3956
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Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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3921
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-4771
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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3640
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Intel Core i5-9400T
6C 6T @ 1.8 GHz
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3634
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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3631
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Intel Core i7-7920HQ
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
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3627
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Intel Core i5-8260U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
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3624
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V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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2977
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Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
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2917
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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2847
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Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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2806
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Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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2806
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-3820QM
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
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1644
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
4C 8T @ 2.1 GHz
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1636
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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1621
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Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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1618
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Intel Core i7-975
4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz
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1598
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i7-1060NG7
4C 8T @ 1.2 GHz
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1587
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
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1572
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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1572
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Intel Core i7-8559U
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
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1572
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Intel Core i5-8350U
4C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
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1564
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-8705G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
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1360
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Intel Core i7-8706G
4C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
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1360
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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1359
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Intel Xeon Gold 5315Y
8C 16T @ 3.2 GHz
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1356
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Intel Core i5-10600T
6C 12T @ 2.4 GHz
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1355
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
16C 32T @ 2.9 GHz
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1107
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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1107
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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1106
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Intel Xeon Platinum 8268
24C 48T @ 2.9 GHz
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1104
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Intel Pentium Gold G6605
2C 4T @ 4.3 GHz
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1103
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i3-1005G1
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
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1047
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Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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1041
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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1041
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Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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1041
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Intel Core i7-7660U
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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1040
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1300
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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602
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AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE
4C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
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601
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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600
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Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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597
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Intel Core i5-6685R
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
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597
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
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Intel Core i5-9300H
4C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
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492
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Intel Core i5-8300H
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
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487.6
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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486.5
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Intel Core i7-7820HK
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
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481.3
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Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
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477
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i3-10100F
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
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460
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Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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459
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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459
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Intel Core i5-9400F
6C 6T @ 2.9 GHz
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459
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Intel Core i5-10400F
6C 12T @ 2.9 GHz
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458
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
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Intel Core i7-6700
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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442
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Intel Core i7-6700K
4C 8T @ 4.0 GHz
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442
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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442
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Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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442
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Intel Core i3-10305
4C 8T @ 3.8 GHz
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442
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i5-10500T
6C 12T @ 2.3 GHz
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396
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
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395
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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395
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
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395
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Intel Core i5-8257U
4C 8T @ 1.4 GHz
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391
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.0 GHz
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166
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Intel Xeon W-2123
4C 8T @ 3.6 GHz
|
166
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
|
166
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Intel Core i7-6785R
4C 8T @ 3.3 GHz
|
166
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Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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166
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
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Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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36.2
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Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
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36.2
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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36.2
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Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
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36.2
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Intel Core i5-6400T
4C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
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36.2
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
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Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
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6.6
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Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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6.5
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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6.5
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Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
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6.5
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Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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6.5
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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
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Intel Core i7-8650U
4C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
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2.0
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Intel Core i7-7700T
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
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2.0
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
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2.0
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Intel Core i5-6600
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
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2.0
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v5
4C 8T @ 3.4 GHz
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2.0
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