Intel Core i5-6600K vs Intel Core i5-2300
CPU Comparison
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Benchmark Score
Overall Score
A combined score of all workloads
Gaming Score
The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU
Multitasking Score
Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores
Heavy Workload Score
Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores
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Other Benchmarks
Blender score
Cycles Render (Samples per minute)
Geekbench 5 (multi) score
Multi threaded benchmark
Geekbench 5 (single) score
Single threaded benchmark
Geekbench 6 (multi) score
Multi threaded benchmark
Geekbench 6 (single) score
Single threaded benchmark
Specifications
Cores
Number of physical processing units
Threads
Number of logical processing units
Clock Speed
Base frequency at which the chip operates
Turbo Speed
Higher frequency used for heavy workloads
TDP
Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU
PCIe Lanes
Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots
Memory Channels
Lanes for simultaneous memory access
Supported Memory
Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU
Other details
Rank
Ranking in the hardwareDB database
Family
The product line
Release date
The official date of release of this chip
Memory Type
The type of memory used by this chip
Is Unlocked
Can this CPU can be overclocked
Supports ECC memory
Does this CPU support error correcting memory
