Testseek.com have collected 190 expert reviews of the Intel Core i5 6600K 3.9GHz Socket 1151 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i5 6600K 3.9GHz Socket 1151.
August 2015
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190 Reviews
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The editors liked
Strong Single and Multi-threading Performance
Reasonable Price
Strong Overclocking Potential
Great Gaming Performance vs. Price
Performance is close to that of earlier-gen Core i7 chips on many tests
Simplified overclocking options
Chipset delivers more PCIe wiggle room for super-fast storage
Good performance
Overclocks well
Z170 platform offers new features.
The editors didn't like
Minimal Upgrade from Haswell
More Expensive than Haswell
Lacks Hyper-Threading
Like all "Skylake" chips
Requires a new motherboard
Slightly higher TDP than previous-gen counterparts
Abstract: These days there are basically two different groups of customers who demand lots of processing power: content creators and gamers, while this 2D performance comparison is targeting content creators. After having had a look at the following pages you'll ha...
DefaultFirst of all we're going to have a closer look at performance differences with standard clock speeds From our overall performance rating we see that the Core i56600K is on average 1439 % quicker than the AMD FX8320 If we start searching for the ben...
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Published: 2016-07-25, Author: James , review by: pcgameware.co.uk
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Abstract: In this article we're going to compare the Core i7-6700K to the Core i5-6600K regarding gaming performance. Both processors are tested at stock clocks as well as overclocked to 4.5 GHz and we're going to hit them with quite a few games as well as theoreti...
In this article we've had a closer look at what effect overclocking an Intel Core i56600K to 45 GHz has regarding gaming performance Default this CPU clocks at 39GHz and therefore bumping the frequencies to 45 GHz makes for an overclocking of 154% On aver...
Abstract: At launch, Intel is introducing two new enthusiast CPUs , as well as a new performance chipset, the Z170, which sees DDR4 memory support brought to the mainstream market for the first time.You might be wondering why Intel is launching a new platform wit...
IPC improvements over Haswell, Reasonable price, New platform makes sense
Needs a new platform
Intel brings Skylake to the mainstream with the Core i5-6600K processor. Priced at around £200 and now offering more performance per thread than any previous architecture, Skylake is the go-to choice for a modern PC build.Unlocked from the outset, the...
Published: 2015-08-06, Author: Richard , review by: eurogamer.net
Intel's Core i5 2500K came out over four years ago, and redefined expectations from our gaming CPUs thanks to its strong out-of-the-box performance and superb overclocking. It was a product ahead of its time, and many gamers haven't felt the need to upgra...
