Product Compare
Intel Core i5 6600 vs Intel Core 3 304
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Sep 2015 | Apr 2026 |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | |
| Core Architecture | Skylake | Wildcat Lake |
| Processor Number | i5-6600 | |
| Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 | Intel Xe3 Graphics (1 Xe) |
| Generation | Core 3 (Wildcat Lake) | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 1.75 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | LGA-1151 | Intel BGA 1516 |
| Power Consumption | 65 W | 15 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100°C | |
| Foundry | Intel | |
| Package | FC-BGA | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 4 | 1 |
| Performance Core Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.3 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 3.9 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Total Core Count | 4 | 5 |
| Total Thread Count | 4 | 5 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 33x | 15.0 |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 K per core | 2.5 MB |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB shared | 6 MB shared |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 1400 MHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.3 GHz | |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600 | DDR5-6400, LPDDR5-6400X-7467 |
| Max Memory Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | 1 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 59.7 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1150 MHz | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 3.0 | 4 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | 6 |
| Extended Instruction Set | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1215 | 2472 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 3041 | 6708 |