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Intel Core i5-6600K vs Intel Core i5-7500 gaming benchmark

Intel Core i5-6600K vs Intel Core i5-7500

Processor comparisons   04-02-2023
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i5-6600K vs Intel Core i5-7500 tests and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing, rendering. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Blender, Blender, SuperPi, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, WPrime, MATLAB, Prime95, AIDA64, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, PCMark 10, 7zip, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, RealBench, Furmark, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:
  • Borderlands 3
  • Last Man Standing
  • Death Stranding
  • Apex Legends
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Valheim
  • Overwatch
  • Halo Infinite
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Fallout 76
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Fortnite
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Valorant

   After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7500 or Intel Core i5-6600K.


 
Intel Core i5-6600K
Intel Core i5-7500

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
Core i5-6600K51% Core i5-750051%


Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
Core i5-6600K52% Core i5-750052%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, Control, DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite92.991.7
Valorant105.5104.2
Cyberpunk 207759.158.3
Apex Legends99.297.9
Call of Duty Warzone79.178.1
Overwatch85.584.4
Red Dead Redemption 272.871.9
DOOM Eternal52.852.1
Warzone82.381.3
Assassin's Creed88.687.5
Valheim87.686.5
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
Core i5-6600K51% Core i5-750051%


Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i5-7500
Cinbench 15 Single-core166162
Cinbench 15 Multi-core600617
Cinbench 20 Single-core395396
Cinbench 20 Multi-core15721122
Cinbench 23 Single-core1041599
Cinbench 23 Multi-core39651655

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i5-7500
Single-Core23562258
Multi-Core62866109

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i5-7500
Single-Core13991013
Multi-Core47663606

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

Intel Core i5-6600K Intel Core i5-7500
Announcement dateSeptember 26, 2015March 25, 2017
TypeDesktopDesktop
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151
Core nameSkylakeKaby Lake
Architecturex86x86
Generation67
Turbo Frequency3.9 MHz3.8 MHz
Frequency3.5 MHz3.4 MHz
Cores44
Threads44
Bus rate8 GT/s8 GT/s
Bit6464
Lithography14 nm14 nm
Transistors count2460 millions2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)91 W65 W
Memory typeDDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35VDDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory64 Gb64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth34.1 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache6 MB6 MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part numberExpansion Options
Expansion Options
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-6600K is 2% better than Core i5-7500 in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6600K is better: 22
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7500 is better: 5
   However, it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Core i5-6600K and Intel Core i5-7500 before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.
Intel Core i5-6600K - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Intel Core i5-7500 - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score


Intel Core i5-6600K Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i5-4460
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i5-3570K
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700
• Vs Core i5-2400
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-8500
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE


Intel Core i5-7500 Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i7-4790K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Ryzen 5 2500X
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200GE
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i3-9100
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Ryzen 3 2200G
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-4690K
• Vs Core i3-8300
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs FX-8350 Eight-Core
• Vs Core i7-9700KF
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 7 1700
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i5-11600K
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Core i3-13100F
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-10600K
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Core i5-9600KF
• Vs Core i5-11400
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Core i5-8600K
• Vs Core i5-11400F
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i5-10600KF
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-10700KF
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 5500
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Core i5-8500
• Vs Core i5-9500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
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