Name: Core i5 6600K
Brand: Intel
SKU: 415954
Rating: 4.0 (45 reviews)

3.5

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

2.5 / 5

considerable achievement and represents a very good result
that Intel has greatly improved the TIM solution on this chip
has improved overclocking capabilities too

lack of Hyper-Threading could be a hit
crippled benchmark
Core i5 chip has a dangerous advantage over similarly clocked AMD offerings

Processor socket: LGA 1151
Clock speed: 3.5 GHz
Number of cores: 4
Number of threads: 4
Thermal design power (tdp): 91 W
Processor lithography: 14 nm
Cache: 6 MB
Cache type: L3

Intel Core i5 6600K - Pros & Cons

considerable achievement and represents a very good result
that Intel has greatly improved the TIM solution on this chip
has improved overclocking capabilities too
Z170 Deluxe has a number of really interesting features
mix of muscle
relative savings
and forward-looking architecture

lack of Hyper-Threading could be a hit
crippled benchmark
Core i5 chip has a dangerous advantage over similarly clocked AMD offerings
the end of that particular road
no amount of boost in CPU voltage would assist
bottleneck without compromising CPU workload
frame-rate is more usually limited by the graphics hardware
higher-performance on-chip GPU commands more power
lack of evolution and performance baffling
some frequency is also lost in the transition
chips
requires a new motherboard
AMD FX processor lacks any on-chip graphics
not fully threaded to make use of all available cores
chip requires a new motherboard with an LGA 1151 socket

Intel Core i5 6600K - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Processor lithography	14 nm Best: HP AMD EPYC 7702 Processor lithography: 7 nm
Number of cores	4 Best: Intel Xeon Phi Coprocessor 7290 Number of cores: 72
Clock speed	3.5 GHz Best: AMD FX 9590 Clock speed: 4.7 GHz
Max turbo speed	3.9 GHz Best: Cisco Intel Xeon E5-2609 Max turbo speed: 24 GHz

Intel - Video Reviews (1)

Intel Core i5 6600k Gaming Benchmarks/Performance Test (Stock vs Overclock)

Intel Core i5 6600K - Full Specifications

Processor socket	LGA 1151
Component for	PC
Operating modes	64-bit

On-board graphics adapter	yes
Type	Intel HD Graphics 530
On-board graphics adapter base frequency	350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version	12.0

Cooler included	no

Clock speed	3.5 GHz
Max turbo speed	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	4
Number of threads	4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	91.0 W
Processor lithography	0.0 in
Bus type	DMI
Idle states	yes

Cache	6 MB
Cache type	L3
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1866 1333 2133 1600
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	64.0 GB
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3L SDRAM DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	34.1 GB/s
Memory channels	Dual

Thermal monitoring technologies	yes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Supported instruction sets	SSE4.1 SSE4.2 AVX 2.0
Execute disable bit	yes
Scalability	1S

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Intel Core i5 6600K Intel - Editorial Reviews (7)

4.0

Based on 7 reviews

Intel Core i5 6600K The Intel 6th Gen Skylake Review: Core i7-6700K and i5-6600K Tested

anandtech.com

Published: 05.08.2015

The Intel 6th Gen Skylake Review: Core i7-6700K and i5-6600K Tested

Intel Core i5 6600K Intel Core i5-6600K (14nm Skylake)

HEXUS

Published: 11.08.2015

Intel Core i5-6600K (14nm Skylake)

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Guru3D.com

Published: 08.05.2015

Core i5 6600K processor review: Desktop Skylake

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Intel Core i5 6600K Intel Skylake Core i5-6600K & Core i7-6700K Review - Temperatures & Overclocking

Vortez

Intel Skylake Core i5-6600K & Core i7-6700K Review - Temperatures & Overclocking

Intel has finally unveiled their 6th Generation processors codenamed Skylake. We take a look at the new unlocked 6600K and 6700K CPUs to see what improvements have been made.

Intel Core i5 6600K Intel Core i5-6600K Review

PCMAG

Published: 12.10.2015

Intel Core i5-6600K Review

4.0

Though limited to four cores/four threads, the Core i5-6600K is a strong pick for price-conscious performance hounds and future-looking gamers seeking a powerful CPU at a reasonable price.