Intel Core i5-6600K

intel

Brand

4/4

Cores/Threads

3.5GHz

Base Clock

95W

TDP

Intel Core i5-6600K

$ Jul 2015 View Details
VS
Intel Core i3-9300

intel

Brand

4/4

Cores/Threads

3.7GHz

Base Clock

62W

TDP

Intel Core i3-9300

$143 Apr 2019 View Details
Intel Core i5-6600K

Intel Core i5-6600K

$ • Jul 2015

VS

Intel Core i3-9300

$143 • Apr 2019

Intel Core i3-9300

Specs Comparison

SpecificationIntel Core i5-6600KIntel Core i3-9300
44
44
3.5 GHz3.7 GHz
3.9 GHz4.3 GHz
✓ Yes✓ Yes
35 X37 X
95 W62 W
DDR4DDR4
L164 KB64 KB
L20.25 MB0.25 MB
L36.00 MB8.00 MB
N/AUHD 630
Core i5 (Skylake) Core i3 (Coffee Lake Refresh)
14nm14nm
intel socket 1151intel socket 1151
IntelIntel
N/A126 mm²
Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)
N/AN/A
N/A100°C

Comparison in Tools

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Cinebench

Cinebench R23

Industry-leading 3D rendering benchmark that measures real-world CPU processing power and performance

Single Core Performance

1041 (+3%)

Intel Core i5-6600K

1015

Intel Core i3-9300

Multi Core Performance

3965

Intel Core i5-6600K

6534 (+65%)

Intel Core i3-9300

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Geekbench

Geekbench 5

Popular cross-platform CPU benchmark measuring single and multi-core performance in real-world tasks

Single Core Performance

1486 (+5%)

Intel Core i5-6600K

1417

Intel Core i3-9300

Multi Core Performance

4409 (+12%)

Intel Core i5-6600K

3945

Intel Core i3-9300

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Passmark

PassMark

PassMark CPU Mark is a popular synthetic benchmark that scores overall CPU performance (higher is better).

Overall CPU Score

6323

Intel Core i5-6600K

7137 (+13%)

Intel Core i3-9300

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Blender

Blender Benchmark

Measures CPU rendering speed in Blender, reported in frames per second (FPS). Higher FPS means faster completion of 3D rendering tasks.

Blender FPS

54.45 FPS (+52%)

Intel Core i5-6600K

35.77 FPS

Intel Core i3-9300

Comparison in Games

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It's a Tie!

Based on 4 synthetic benchmarks

2
Wins
Intel Core...
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50% vs 50%
2
Wins
Intel Core...
Intel Core i5-6600K

Intel Core i5-6600K

INTEL • 4/4 • 3.5GHz

2
Wins
50%
Win Rate
1041
Single
3965
Multi
Intel Core i3-9300

Intel Core i3-9300

INTEL • 4/4 • 3.7GHz

2
Wins
50%
Win Rate
1015
Single
6534
Multi

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