Intel Core i5-6600 vs Intel Core i3-8300
What is the difference between Intel Core i5-6600 and Intel Core i3-8300. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 957 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 953 |
| 3110 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 3070 |
| 6093 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 6341 |
| 2278 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2309 |
| 3496 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i5-6600 | Processor | Intel Core i3-8300 |
| 3300 MHz | Frequency | 3700 MHz |
| 3900 MHz | Maximum Frequency | |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 65 W | TDP | 62 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 530 | GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Skylake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| FCLGA1151 | Package | FCLGA1151 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 958 | Single-Core Score | 990 |
| 3309 | Multi-Core Score | 2948 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 10.14.5 (Build 18F132) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| iMac (27-inch Retina Late 2015) | Model | Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7B22 |
| iMac17,1 | Model ID | |
| Dell Inc. Mac-DB15BD556843C820 iMac17,1 | Motherboard | Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. B360-A PRO (MS-7B22) |
| Power Plan | High performance |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i5-6600 | Name | Intel Core i3-8300 |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 158 Stepping 11 |
| 3.31 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.69 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 3689 MHz | |
| Package | Socket 1151 LGA | |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 2 |
| 32.0 KB x 2 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 2 |
| 256 KB x 2 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 2 |
| 6.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 8.00 GB | Size | 8.00 GB |
| Frequency | 1196 MHz | |
| 2133 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR4 | Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| Channels | 2 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 958 | Single-Core Score | 990 |
|---|---|---|
| 983 | Crypto Score | 1355 |
| 949 | Integer Score | 918 |
| 974 | Floating Point Score | 1085 |
| 983 1.68 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1355 2.31 GB/sec |
| 971 4.91 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 867 4.38 MB/sec |
| 1000 47.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1100 52.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 941 2.65 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 875 2.47 MTE/sec |
| 831 975.4 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 848 996.0 KElements/sec |
| 926 290.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 863 270.5 Krows/sec |
| 977 53.0 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 977 53.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 960 305.8 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 904 288.1 KB/sec |
| 943 7.35 Klines/sec | Clang | 906 7.06 Klines/sec |
| 1000 11.6 images/sec | Camera | 945 11.0 images/sec |
| 936 1.17 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 853 1.07 Mpairs/sec |
| 1185 7339.4 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 963 5964.5 FPS |
| 287 15.8 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 974 53.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 600 4.62 images/sec | Face Detection | 927 7.14 images/sec |
| 982 24.2 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 944 23.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1950 95.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1687 82.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1826 24.9 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1921 26.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 1070 859.4 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1136 912.3 Kpixels/sec |
| 946 8.47 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 903 8.09 Kpixels/sec |
| 1000 32.0 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 969 31.0 Words/sec |
| 1108 42.8 images/sec | Machine Learning | 1091 42.1 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 3309 | Multi-Core Score | 2948 |
|---|---|---|
| 4005 | Crypto Score | 4704 |
| 3097 | Integer Score | 2718 |
| 3651 | Floating Point Score | 3152 |
| 4005 6.83 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 4704 8.02 GB/sec |
| 3011 15.2 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 2659 13.4 MB/sec |
| 3653 172.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 3439 162.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 2234 6.30 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 2127 6.00 MTE/sec |
| 2903 3.41 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 2507 2.94 MElements/sec |
| 3371 1.06 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 2680 839.7 Krows/sec |
| 3115 169.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2905 157.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 3118 993.4 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 2711 863.6 KB/sec |
| 3337 26.0 Klines/sec | Clang | 2759 21.5 Klines/sec |
| 3366 39.0 images/sec | Camera | 2850 33.0 images/sec |
| 3146 3.94 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 2611 3.27 Mpairs/sec |
| 4373 27092.0 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 3098 19196.4 FPS |
| 3446 189.5 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 2916 160.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 3834 29.5 images/sec | Face Detection | 2841 21.9 images/sec |
| 3371 83.1 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 2929 72.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 5114 250.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 4632 227.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 6310 86.0 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 6122 83.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 5525 4.44 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 3979 3.19 Mpixels/sec |
| 3268 29.3 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 2920 26.2 Kpixels/sec |
| 2139 68.4 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 2162 69.1 Words/sec |
| 2011 77.7 images/sec | Machine Learning | 2180 84.2 images/sec |