Intel Core i5 6600K Skylake CPU Tests
Core i5 6600K TST1


Core i7 4770K: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.90GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: G237HL, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Fedora 22, Kernel: 4.2.0-0.rc6.git0.1.fc24.x86_64 (x86_64) 20150810, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.16.3, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.3 (git-ccef890), Compiler: GCC 5.1.1 20150618, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i7 4790K: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97-HD3P, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Fedora 22, Kernel: 4.2.0-0.rc6.git0.1.fc24.x86_64 (x86_64) 20150810, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.16.3, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.3 (git-ccef890), Compiler: GCC 5.1.1 20150618, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i7 5775C: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.70GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z97-G45 GAMING (MS-7821) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U- DMI, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Fedora 22, Kernel: 4.2.0-0.rc6.git0.1.fc24.x86_64 (x86_64) 20150810, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.16.3, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.3 (git-ccef890), Compiler: GCC 5.1.1 20150618, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i5 6600K: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1150MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: DELL P2210H, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Fedora 22, Kernel: 4.2.0-0.rc6.git0.1.fc24.x86_64 (x86_64) 20150810, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.16.3, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.3 (git-ccef890), Compiler: GCC 5.1.1 20150618, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

A10-7850K: 

	Processor: AMD A10-7850K APU with Radeon R7 @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88X-PRO, Chipset: AMD Family 15h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon R7 512MB (351MHz), Audio: AMD Kaveri HDMI/DP, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Fedora 22, Kernel: 4.2.0-0.rc6.git0.1.fc24.x86_64 (x86_64) 20150810, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.16.3, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.3 (git-ccef890) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.1.1 20150618, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

A10-7870K: 

	Processor: AMD A10-7870K Radeon R7 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS A88XM-E, Chipset: AMD Family 15h, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: ASUS AMD Radeon R7 1024MB (355MHz), Audio: AMD Kaveri HDMI/DP, Monitor: DELL S2409W, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Fedora 22, Kernel: 4.2.0-0.rc6.git0.1.fc24.x86_64 (x86_64) 20150810, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.16.3, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.3 (git-ccef890) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.1.1 20150618, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

FX 8320E: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core @ 3.20GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) v4.0, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 5770 1024MB (157/300MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Fedora 22, Kernel: 4.2.0-0.rc6.git0.1.fc24.x86_64 (x86_64) 20150810, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.16.3, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.3 (git-ccef890) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.1.1 20150618, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

FX 8370: 

	Processor: AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Killer, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB TS256GSSD370S, Graphics: AMD FirePro V8700 1024MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: VE228, Network: Qualcomm Atheros Killer E220x Gigabit

	OS: Fedora 22, Kernel: 4.2.0-0.rc6.git0.1.fc24.x86_64 (x86_64) 20150810, Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.16.3, Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.6.3 (git-ccef890) Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 5.1.1 20150618, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i7-4700MQ: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-4700MQ @ 3.40GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 20AWA07B00, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 512GB SAMSUNG MZ7TD512, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1150MHz), Audio: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th, Network: Intel Connection I217-LM + Intel Wireless 7260

	OS: openSUSE 20151017, Kernel: 4.2.3-1-default (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.0.2, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1600x900

Athlon 64 X2 5600+: 

	Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ @ 2.80GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M2N-E, Chipset: NVIDIA MCP55, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD1003FZEX-0 + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EADS-00L + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EACS-00Z, Graphics: AMD Radeon X1950 GT 256MB, Audio: Analog Devices AD1988B, Monitor: S2231W

	OS: openSUSE 20151017, Kernel: 4.2.3-1-default (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.17.2, Display Driver: radeon 7.5.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 11.0.2 Gallium 0.4, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

Intel Core i5-6600K: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake /DRAM, Memory: 31744MB, Disk: 1000GB Western Digital WD1003FZEX-0 + 1000GB Western Digital WD10EADS-00L, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: S2231W, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: openSUSE 20151118, Kernel: 4.3.0-2-default (x86_64), Desktop: IceWM, Display Driver: modesetting 1.18.0, File-System: xfs, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050


Dolfyn 0.527
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 4770K . 21.40 |===========================
Core i7 4790K . 19.37 |========================
Core i7 5775C . 21.24 |===========================
Core i5 6600K . 20.13 |=========================
A10-7850K ..... 44.67 |========================================================
A10-7870K ..... 41.05 |===================================================
FX 8320E ...... 38.85 |=================================================
FX 8370 ....... 35.90 |=============================================


FFTW 3.3.4
Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 4096
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Core i7 4770K ....... 11754.00 |===============================
Core i7 4790K ....... 13946.00 |====================================
Core i7 5775C ....... 15648.00 |=========================================
Core i5 6600K ....... 18004.00 |===============================================
A10-7850K ........... 5439.72  |==============
A10-7870K ........... 6022.78  |================
FX 8320E ............ 6383.84  |=================
FX 8370 ............. 6809.24  |==================
Core i7-4700MQ ...... 11211.00 |=============================
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ .. 2918.84  |========
Intel Core i5-6600K . 17192.00 |=============================================


Timed HMMer Search 2.3.2
Pfam Database Search
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 4770K ....... 12.91 |===============
Core i7 4790K ....... 8.34  |==========
Core i7 5775C ....... 8.06  |==========
Core i5 6600K ....... 8.90  |==========
A10-7850K ........... 18.59 |======================
A10-7870K ........... 17.32 |====================
FX 8320E ............ 14.13 |=================
FX 8370 ............. 11.20 |=============
Core i7-4700MQ ...... 12.58 |===============
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ .. 42.42 |==================================================
Intel Core i5-6600K . 9.20  |===========


CacheBench
Test: Read / Modify / Write
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i7 4770K ....... 40885.74 |======================================
Core i7 4790K ....... 51025.17 |===============================================
Core i7 5775C ....... 42602.98 |=======================================
Core i5 6600K ....... 31827.66 |=============================
A10-7850K ........... 24141.70 |======================
A10-7870K ........... 25516.35 |========================
FX 8320E ............ 20860.07 |===================
FX 8370 ............. 22362.71 |=====================
Core i7-4700MQ ...... 25267.13 |=======================
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ .. 11729.23 |===========
Intel Core i5-6600K . 24799.98 |=======================


x264 2014-08-30
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i7 4770K ....... 187.79 |===========================================
Core i7 4790K ....... 214.61 |=================================================
Core i7 5775C ....... 198.23 |=============================================
Core i5 6600K ....... 176.49 |========================================
A10-7850K ........... 88.83  |====================
A10-7870K ........... 94.13  |=====================
FX 8320E ............ 137.49 |===============================
FX 8370 ............. 169.29 |=======================================
Core i7-4700MQ ...... 143.07 |=================================
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ .. 23.37  |=====
Intel Core i5-6600K . 173.90 |========================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
Core i7 4770K ....... 1747.73 |==============================
Core i7 4790K ....... 2040.13 |===================================
Core i7 5775C ....... 2510.89 |===========================================
Core i5 6600K ....... 2780.10 |================================================
A10-7850K ........... 868.86  |===============
A10-7870K ........... 965.60  |=================
FX 8320E ............ 742.58  |=============
FX 8370 ............. 792.57  |==============
Core i7-4700MQ ...... 1636.76 |============================
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ .. 363.79  |======
Intel Core i5-6600K . 2601.87 |=============================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.18-rc6
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 4770K ....... 98.05  |=========
Core i7 4790K ....... 84.49  |=======
Core i7 5775C ....... 89.84  |========
Core i5 6600K ....... 100.68 |=========
A10-7850K ........... 207.14 |==================
A10-7870K ........... 194.01 |=================
FX 8320E ............ 133.97 |============
FX 8370 ............. 109.85 |==========
Core i7-4700MQ ...... 156.00 |==============
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ .. 558.06 |=================================================
Intel Core i5-6600K . 109.75 |==========


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 4770K ....... 17.07  |========
Core i7 4790K ....... 15.04  |=======
Core i7 5775C ....... 17.59  |========
Core i5 6600K ....... 15.13  |=======
A10-7850K ........... 40.26  |==================
A10-7870K ........... 38.11  |=================
FX 8320E ............ 24.44  |===========
FX 8370 ............. 19.53  |=========
Core i7-4700MQ ...... 24.07  |===========
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ .. 109.79 |=================================================
Intel Core i5-6600K . 19.71  |=========


Smallpt 1.0
Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Samples
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 4770K ....... 25  |========
Core i7 4790K ....... 22  |=======
Core i7 5775C ....... 22  |=======
Core i5 6600K ....... 28  |=========
A10-7850K ........... 67  |=====================
A10-7870K ........... 63  |===================
FX 8320E ............ 39  |============
FX 8370 ............. 32  |==========
Core i7-4700MQ ...... 36  |===========
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ .. 169 |====================================================
Intel Core i5-6600K . 92  |============================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 4770K ....... 5.95  |============
Core i7 4790K ....... 5.36  |===========
Core i7 5775C ....... 6.35  |============
Core i5 6600K ....... 4.98  |==========
A10-7850K ........... 10.49 |=====================
A10-7870K ........... 9.95  |====================
FX 8320E ............ 10.35 |====================
FX 8370 ............. 9.63  |===================
Core i7-4700MQ ...... 7.75  |===============
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ .. 25.41 |==================================================
Intel Core i5-6600K . 5.09  |==========


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i7 4770K ....... 11.25 |===================
Core i7 4790K ....... 9.90  |=================
Core i7 5775C ....... 11.78 |====================
Core i5 6600K ....... 10.85 |==================
A10-7850K ........... 18.74 |===============================
A10-7870K ........... 17.78 |==============================
FX 8320E ............ 18.90 |================================
FX 8370 ............. 17.57 |=============================
Core i7-4700MQ ...... 14.63 |========================
Athlon 64 X2 5600+ .. 29.86 |==================================================
Intel Core i5-6600K . 11.05 |===================