Quick/Comparisons
The Intel Core i5 11400F takes the lead in gaming due to its higher single-core performance and better benchmark scores, making it a better choice for gamers.
The Intel Core i5 6600K has a significant advantage in multi-core performance, making it a better choice for creative workloads that heavily utilize multiple cores.
Both CPUs have similar efficiency scores, indicating that they consume power at a comparable rate, making it a tie in terms of power efficiency.
57 | Single-Core Performance | 42 |
26 | Multi-Core Performance | 12 |
42 | Power Efficiency |
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44 | QucikComparison Final Score | 30 |
| 6 | Cores | 4 |
| 65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Transistor size | 14 nm |
| 84 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 61 |
| 522 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 212 |
| 2072 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1486 |
| 8195 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4409 |
| 681.4 MB/sec | File compression | 363.1 MB/sec |
| 59.6 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 29.9 Klines/sec |
| 169.4 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 98.1 pages/sec |
| 242 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 150.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 201.4 pages/sec | Text processing | 149.8 pages/sec |
| 42.5 images/sec | Background blur | 28.1 images/sec |
| 68.9 images/sec | Photo processing | 47.6 images/sec |
| 13.6 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 4.81 Mpixels/sec |
| 2979 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 2313 |
| 16883 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 6295 |
| 57.6 GOps/sec | Integer math | 16.3 GOps/sec |
| 34.1 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 14 GOps/sec |
| 51M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 31M Primes/sec |
| 24.2M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 10.5M Strings/sec |
| 10.2 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 1.9 GBytes/sec |
| 208.2 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 85.9 MBytes/sec |
| 836 Frames/sec | Physics | 507 Frames/sec |
| 15B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 7.5B Matrices/sec |
| 133.53 | Blender CPU | 54.45 |
| 8 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 2.3 PPW |
| 126.1 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 48.5 PPW |
| 259.7 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 69.2 PPW |
| 2.05 PPW | Blender / Watt | 0.6 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 6 | P-Cores | 4 |
| 12 | P-Threads | 4 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 3.5 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| — | E-Cores | — |
| — | E-Threads | — |
| — | Base Frequency (E) | — |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 6 | Total Cores | 4 |
| 12 | Total Threads | 4 |
| 26x | Multiplier | 35x |
| 64K (per core) | L1 Cache | 64K (per core) |
| 512K (per core) | L2 Cache | 256K (per core) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| — | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
| — | GPU Boost Clock | 1150 MHz |
| — | Shading Units | — |
| — | TMUs | — |
| — | ROPs | — |
| — | Execution Units | — |
| — | iGPU FLOPS | — |
| - DDR4-3200 | Memory Types | - DDR4-2133 - DDR3L-1600 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory Size | 64 GB |
| 2 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 50 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | No |
| Intel | Vendor | Intel |
| March 16, 2021 | Released | August 5, 2015 |
| Desktop | Type | Desktop |
| x86-64 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| i5-11400F | Model number | i5-6600K |
| No | Integrated GPU | HD Graphics 530 |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| — | Transistors | — |
| 14 nm | Fabrication Process | 14 nm |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1) | 91 W |
| LGA-1200 | Socket | LGA-1151 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | — |
