Intel Core i5 6600K Skylake CPU Tests Intel Core i5 6600K Linux CPU benchmarks. Tests results by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix. 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 Athlon X4 845: Processor: AMD Athlon X4 845 Quad Core @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock A88M-G/3.1, Chipset: AMD Device 1576, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1866MHz, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG MZHPV256, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 OEM 2048MB (324/648MHz), Audio: AMD FCH Azalia, Monitor: CTX PV722 DVI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Debian 8.3, Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.4, Display Server: X Server 1.16.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 Athlon X4 845 no turbo: Processor: AMD Athlon X4 845 Quad Core @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock A88M-G/3.1, Chipset: AMD Device 1576, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1866MHz, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG MZHPV256, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 OEM 2048MB (324/648MHz), Audio: AMD FCH Azalia, Monitor: CTX PV722 DVI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Debian 8.3, Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.4, Display Server: X Server 1.16.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 A8-7670K 3.5/3.8GHz: Processor: AMD A8-7670K Radeon R7 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock A88M-G/3.1, Chipset: AMD Family 15h, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1866MHz, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG MZHPV256, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 OEM 2048MB (324/648MHz), Audio: AMD FCH Azalia, Monitor: CTX PV722 DVI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Debian 8.3, Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.4, Display Server: X Server 1.16.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 A8-7670K 3.5GHz: Processor: AMD A8-7670K Radeon R7 10 Compute Cores 4C+6G @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock A88M-G/3.1, Chipset: AMD Family 15h, Memory: 2 x 4096 MB DDR3-1866MHz, Disk: 256GB SAMSUNG MZHPV256, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 OEM 2048MB (324/648MHz), Audio: AMD FCH Azalia, Monitor: CTX PV722 DVI, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 OS: Debian 8.3, Kernel: 3.16.0-4-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.14.4, Display Server: X Server 1.16.4, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.11, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2 Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024 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 |==================================== Athlon X4 845 .......... 43.60 |============================================ Athlon X4 845 no turbo . 47.10 |=============================================== A8-7670K 3.5/3.8GHz .... 43.28 |=========================================== A8-7670K 3.5GHz ........ 43.94 |============================================ 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 |================= Athlon X4 845 .......... 7507.14 |================== Athlon X4 845 no turbo . 6914.73 |================= A8-7670K 3.5/3.8GHz .... 6041.24 |=============== A8-7670K 3.5GHz ........ 6093.78 |=============== 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 |========================== Athlon X4 845 .......... 15.64 |===================================== Athlon X4 845 no turbo . 17.44 |========================================= A8-7670K 3.5/3.8GHz .... 19.90 |=============================================== A8-7670K 3.5GHz ........ 19.58 |============================================== 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 |======================= 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 |==================================== Athlon X4 845 .......... 87.27 |=================== Athlon X4 845 no turbo . 79.38 |================= A8-7670K 3.5/3.8GHz .... 83.99 |================== A8-7670K 3.5GHz ........ 86.29 |================== 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 |============= Athlon X4 845 .......... 1772.73 |============================= Athlon X4 845 no turbo . 1640.29 |=========================== A8-7670K 3.5/3.8GHz .... 914.73 |=============== A8-7670K 3.5GHz ........ 866.56 |============== 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 |==================== Athlon X4 845 .......... 235.89 |=========================================== Athlon X4 845 no turbo . 252.16 |============================================== A8-7670K 3.5/3.8GHz .... 236.02 |=========================================== A8-7670K 3.5GHz ........ 224.73 |========================================= 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 |===================== Athlon X4 845 .......... 36.43 |======================================= Athlon X4 845 no turbo . 39.56 |========================================== A8-7670K 3.5/3.8GHz .... 43.81 |=============================================== A8-7670K 3.5GHz ........ 42.26 |============================================= 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 |====================== Athlon X4 845 .......... 52 |==================================== Athlon X4 845 no turbo . 56 |====================================== A8-7670K 3.5/3.8GHz .... 73 |================================================== A8-7670K 3.5GHz ........ 70 |================================================ 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 |========================================= Athlon X4 845 .......... 7.41 |================================ Athlon X4 845 no turbo . 8.07 |=================================== A8-7670K 3.5/3.8GHz .... 10.30 |============================================ A8-7670K 3.5GHz ........ 10.94 |=============================================== 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 |========================================== Athlon X4 845 .......... 14.74 |=================================== Athlon X4 845 no turbo . 16.01 |====================================== A8-7670K 3.5/3.8GHz .... 18.79 |============================================= A8-7670K 3.5GHz ........ 19.84 |===============================================