Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6600T can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 2.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600T CPU @ 2.70GHz, Intel Core i5-6600T CPU @ 2.70GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 31.01

Overall Rank:
1911th fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
1524th fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
535th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $179.95 USD (2024-11-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5580

Single Thread Rating

2048

Samples: 258*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,557
Thread: 1,945

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz

Integer Math	14,823 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,699 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	26 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,405 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,682 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	75,632 KBytes/Sec
Physics	418 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,178 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,048 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,729
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,489
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,133
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,187
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,143
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		5,580

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		234.14
Intel Core i9-13900K		139.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.19
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.32
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		31.01
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		2,048

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2558396 - Apr 16 2025		5401
BL2538778 - Apr 07 2025		5741
BL2533617 - Apr 05 2025		5562
BL2502933 - Mar 23 2025		5801
BL2480310 - Mar 14 2025		5526

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		5,580
Intel Core i5-6400T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		4,262 (-23.6%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		5,022 (-10.0%)
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		4,629 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		4,361 (-21.8%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-6600T		3,395 (-39.2%)
AMD A8-7670K vs Intel Core i5-6600T		3,213 (-42.4%)
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,781 (+21.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,745 (+20.9%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,316 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,302 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		6,059 (+8.6%)
Intel Core i5-7600T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6600T		5,870 (+5.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,498
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,177
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,336
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,849
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,602
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,514
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,819
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,691
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,516
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,442
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,410
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		632

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz

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