Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Can Run PC Game System Requirements

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Performance Specification

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TDP (Power)

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3.5 GHz

3.9 GHz

4 cores

4 threads

Skylake-S

91W

14nm

LGA 1151

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64 Bit

32GB

HD i5 6600K

Notebook CPU

Unlocked Multiplier

L1 Cache

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CPU Features

No the Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz processor is NOT a laptop and notebook CPU

Yes the Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz processor has a unlocked multiplier

256Kb

1024Kb

6Mb

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Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Game Requirement Analysis

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz is a Performance Processor based on the 14nm, Skylake MicroArchitecture.

It offers 4 Physical Cores (4 Logical), initially clocked at 3.5GHz, which may go up to 3.9GHz and 6MB of L3 Cache.
Among its many features, Turbo Boost 2.0 and Virtualization are activated and the processor has its multiplier unlocked.

The Processor Integrates Powerful Graphics called HD i5-6600K, with 24 Execution Units, initially clocked at 350MHz and that go up to 1150MHz, in Turbo Mode which share the L2 Cache and system RAM with the processor.
Both the processor and integrated graphics have a rated board TDP of 91W.

Its performance is exceptionally good and enough for even the most demanding applications.

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ObeyWolf

ObeyWolf's Rig
Saved at: Oct-10-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-8400 6-Core 2.8GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti oc: 10%

RAM

16GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S5

ObeyWolf's Game Library

19:36 Sep-19-2017

Is this worth an upgrade? If so, that means im gonna get a new MB and DDR4 Ram. So together is it worth? Thanks

rbassett15

rbassett15's Rig
Saved at: Feb-15-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i9-9900K 8-Core 3.6GHz oc: 25%

GFX

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti EVGA XC Ultra Gaming 11GB oc: 25%

RAM

16GB DDR4 3600MHz

RES

3440 x 1440
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 64GB

rbassett15's Game Library

07:41 Sep-25-2017

-4

depends if you plan to upgrade your gpu as well. if youre going to get a 1070 than yes and oc it to 4.5 if anything stronger youd require at least a 6700k for it to have no bottleneck, either way id oc since you have 970 in sli.

AjrAlves

AjrAlves's Rig
Saved at: Dec-17-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz oc: 35%

GFX

GeForce GTX 960 Zotac AMP! 2GB Edition oc: 20%

RAM

8GB DDR3 1866MHz

RES

1600 x 900
width x height

Phone

Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus

AjrAlves's Game Library

15:01 Aug-22-2017

worth the upgrade? (im running my 2500K at 4,65GHz everyday, will this cpu do the same?)

rbassett15

rbassett15's Rig
Saved at: Feb-15-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i9-9900K 8-Core 3.6GHz oc: 25%

GFX

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti EVGA XC Ultra Gaming 11GB oc: 25%

RAM

16GB DDR4 3600MHz

RES

3440 x 1440
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 64GB

rbassett15's Game Library

07:44 Sep-25-2017

-4

yeah

umerwaheed

umerwaheed's Rig
Saved at: Mar-22-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-6700K 4-Core 4.0GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 EVGA FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 8GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR4 2300MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Lenovo ZUK Z1

umerwaheed's Game Library

18:24 Jun-24-2017

should i upgrade my cpu to this one or the difference is not that much

GAMINGPC

GAMINGPC's Rig
Saved at: Aug-17-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1060 Asus Dual OC 6GB

RAM

8GB DDR4 2133MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Sony Xperia J

GAMINGPC's Game Library

21:11 May-07-2017

I want to buy this rig as I have on my profile.

Can I run this procesor and the gpu together just fine?
And can I use only a Zalman ZM500-GS power supply (500w)

Also I want to buy 16gb ddr3 ram I have a P8H77-M LE Asus motherboard.

Will I be able to have a normal working PC with that?

AjrAlves

AjrAlves's Rig
Saved at: Dec-17-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz oc: 35%

GFX

GeForce GTX 960 Zotac AMP! 2GB Edition oc: 20%

RAM

8GB DDR3 1866MHz

RES

1600 x 900
width x height

Phone

Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus

AjrAlves's Game Library

15:09 Aug-22-2017

wait, the i5 6600K doesn't fit in your profile's rig, the socket is different,anyway, the i5 3350p is fine for gaming unless you have an 120Hz monitor(that i assume is a overkill for an 1050Ti)

PSU is fine for the config, your mobo supports 16GBs of RAM, if you want a good CPU upgrade over the 3350 pick an i7-3770.

ObeyWolf

ObeyWolf's Rig
Saved at: Oct-10-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-8400 6-Core 2.8GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti oc: 10%

RAM

16GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S5

ObeyWolf's Game Library

07:39 Jan-19-2017

would this be a good upgrade for me?? I haven't upgraded my cpu for 5-6 years :3

prutut

prutut's Rig
Saved at: Feb-08-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 960 MSI Gaming 2GB Edition oc: 15%

RAM

8GB DDR4 2666MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S4 Value Edition (GT-i9515) 16GB

prutut's Game Library

08:30 Jan-20-2017

yes, but no, your CPU is perfectly fine!
but if you really want to upgrade go for the i7 6700k or 7700k.

Smash1t

Smash1t's Rig
Saved at: Jan-12-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-6700K 4-Core 4.0GHz

GFX

Radeon RX 480 XFX RS Hard Swap Triple X 8GB

RAM

16GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Smash1t's Game Library

20:27 Jan-03-2017

it's an awesome CPU

lion94

lion94's Rig
Saved at: Mar-23-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz

GFX

GeForce 9800 GT 1GB

RAM

4GB DDR2 667MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge 64GB

lion94's Game Library

16:36 Jan-12-2017

164

No doubt

Flopus

Flopus's Rig
Saved at: Feb-24-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 Asus Dual

RAM

16GB DDR4 2133MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Flopus's Game Library

07:31 Dec-21-2016

So I heard that this CPU doesn't come with a heat sink. Can I use my existing heat sink for my pre-built PC with the A10-5700 CPU? Or do I have to buy a new one?

ClubSpade12

ClubSpade12's Rig
Saved at: Mar-02-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 Asus Turbo

RAM

16GB DDR4 2133MHz

RES

2560 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy Note 4

ClubSpade12's Game Library

20:59 Dec-23-2016

Well, you can't put an Intel CPU into an AMD socket so don't get an i5 if your motherboard doesn't support it.

Flopus

Flopus's Rig
Saved at: Feb-24-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 Asus Dual

RAM

16GB DDR4 2133MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Flopus's Game Library

23:15 Dec-23-2016

Damn, ok. Thank you for telling me (I was gonna ask the sales associates just in case). Is there any AMD processor that's similar to the I5-6600k? And can I use the same heat sink that I have now (if the new CPU doesn't come with one)?

aces97

aces97's Rig
Saved at: Mar-11-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-4790K 4-Core 4.0GHz oc: 15%

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 Ti oc: 20%

RAM

32GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S7 32GB

aces97's Game Library

13:18 Dec-27-2016

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An 8370 would be similar in performance, and as close as you'll get without water cooling. But its got a different socket, and a much higher heat output. The cooler off of the 5700 wouldn't do anything for it

aFriend1yProxy

aFriend1yProxy's Rig
Saved at: Feb-05-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4590 3.3GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1060 Zotac Mini 6GB

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

LG V10

aFriend1yProxy's Game Library

01:09 Dec-28-2016

There's no need to make such a big deal about the cooler. You could theoretically fit your old heatsink onto the 8370, but 8370 ships with a heatsink and your old one will NOT cool it properly. Cryorig H7s are very cheap & easy, just saying

Flopus

Flopus's Rig
Saved at: Feb-24-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 Asus Dual

RAM

16GB DDR4 2133MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Flopus's Game Library

04:17 Dec-28-2016

Hey guys, thank you for replying. After days of searching, I upgraded most of my computer (motherboard, processor, CPU cooler, RAM, graphics card and power supply). It was expensive, but now I have an i5-6600k and a GTX 1070, and basically every game out right now can run 60+ frames and maxed out :)

mazzten

mazzten's Rig
Saved at: Mar-23-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i3-6100 3.7GHz

GFX

Intel HD Graphics 530 Desktop

RAM

4GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Sony Xperia XZ F8331

mazzten's Game Library

01:58 Dec-14-2016

I'm thinking of upgrading my cpu from the fx 6300. Should I get this or the I7 6700k? I play games like battlefield and Grand theft auto 5. So there are some cpu intensive games. And I will be playing at 1080p for a while

Invidia515

Invidia515's Rig
Saved at: Apr-16-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 Asus ROG Strix Gaming OC 8GB Edition

RAM

8GB DDR4 2133MHz

RES

3600 x 1050
width x height

Phone

Sony Xperia Z5

Invidia515's Game Library

14:00 Dec-14-2016

Get this one. The 6700K is unnecessary unless you want to do some serious video rendering etc. The 6600K is more than enough for all cpu intensive games (;

Gogsley

Gogsley's Rig
Saved at: Feb-28-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4570 3.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 EVGA SC GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB Edition oc: 5%

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy A5 2016

Gogsley's Game Library

23:03 Dec-01-2016

Should I buy this? or should I keep my Q9650?

Smash1t

Smash1t's Rig
Saved at: Jan-12-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-6700K 4-Core 4.0GHz

GFX

Radeon RX 480 XFX RS Hard Swap Triple X 8GB

RAM

16GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Smash1t's Game Library

13:38 Dec-02-2016

Buy it, but your GPU could be a bottleneck

Gogsley

Gogsley's Rig
Saved at: Feb-28-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4570 3.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1070 EVGA SC GAMING ACX 3.0 8GB Edition oc: 5%

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy A5 2016

Gogsley's Game Library

01:53 Dec-03-2016

It's okay, I am planning on getting an 480

Smash1t

Smash1t's Rig
Saved at: Jan-12-2019

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-6700K 4-Core 4.0GHz

GFX

Radeon RX 480 XFX RS Hard Swap Triple X 8GB

RAM

16GB DDR4 2400MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Smash1t's Game Library

21:06 Dec-03-2016

I5 6600 + rx 480 would be a huge upgrade from your current configuration, you will be able to play everything on high with no problems. Also, you will need a new mobo