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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 |
![]() | 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 $/year |
![]() | Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | ![]() | Significantly better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz |
![]() | More l3 cache 6 MB | ![]() | Significantly better PassMark score 8,012 |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
9.1 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much better performance per dollar | 2.8 pt/$ | 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) |
summary | Pentium G4400 | vs | Core i5 6600K |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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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