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Intel Core i5 6600K
CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i5 6600K based on its performance and single-core performance.
See full details Intel Pentium G4400 vs Core i5 6600K |
Released July, 2015
Intel Pentium G4400
- 3.3 GHz
- Dual core
8.8 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G4400
 | Much better performance per dollar 2.8 pt/$ | | Significantly lower typical power consumption 43.88W |
| | Significantly lower annual home energy cost 13.01 $/year | | Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost 47.3 $/year |
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Released July, 2015
Intel Core i5 6600K
- 3.5 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
8.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Core i5 6600K
| | Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | | Significantly better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz |
| | More l3 cache 6 MB | | Significantly better PassMark score 8,012 |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of G4400 vs 6600K among all CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Sky Diver and Cloud Gate | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 8.8 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much better performance per dollar | 2.8 pt/$ | vs | 0.89 pt/$ | Around 3.2x better performance per dollar | |||
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| Significantly lower typical power consumption | 43.88W | vs | 73.94W | More than 40% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly lower annual home energy cost | 13.01 $/year | vs | 21.92 $/year | More than 40% lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Significantly lower annual commercial energy cost | 47.3 $/year | vs | 79.72 $/year | More than 40% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Better performance per watt | 3.28 pt/W | vs | 2.45 pt/W | Around 35% better performance per watt | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.3 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly better turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | vs | 1,000 MHz | 15% better turbo clock speed | |||
| More l3 cache | 6 MB | vs | 3 MB | 2x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Significantly better PassMark score | 8,012 | vs | 3,597 | Around 2.2x better PassMark score | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score | 14.26 fps | vs | 10.58 fps | Around 35% better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score | |||
| Better PassMark (Single core) score | 2,148 | vs | 1,879 | Around 15% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.54 GHz | vs | 3.99 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.57 GHz | vs | 4.19 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G4400 vs Core i5 6600K
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G4400 | vs | Core i5 6600K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| AVX 2.0 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 54W | 91W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 13.01 $/year | 21.92 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 47.3 $/year | 79.72 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 3.28 pt/W | 2.45 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 43.88W | 73.94W | |
bus | |||
| Architecture | FSB | FSB | |
| Number of links | 1 | 0 | |
| Transfer rate | 8,000 MT/s | 8,000 MT/s | |
details | Pentium G4400 | vs | Core i5 6600K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 14 nm | 14 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.99 GHz | 4.54 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.19 GHz | 4.57 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.99 GHz | 4.54 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | GPU | |
| Label | Intel® HD Graphics 510 | Intel® HD Graphics 530 | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
| GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 350 MHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,000 MHz | 1,150 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | No | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 65,536 MB | 65,536 MB | |
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