Identity
- Manufacturer
- Intel
- Model
- Core i5-6600K
- Family
- Intel Core
- Series
- -
- Segment
- -
- Architecture
- Skylake
- Release date
- Q3'15
- Release year
- 2015
- Status
- Discontinued
- CPU ID
- intel-core-i5-6600k-2015
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IntelSkylakeReleased 2015Pricing last updated Apr 26, 2026
Intel Core i5-6600K
CPU | 4C / 4T
This page collects the current price snapshot, longer-term used-price history, benchmark data, and imported spec sheet for this CPU in one place.
Used min
$17
Latest imported floor price.
Used median
$20.99
Current midpoint of qualified sales.
Gaming perf
38
Relative gaming performance score.
Qualified sales
2
Latest snapshot Apr 26, 2026
Used Price History
The long-term chart tracks how the price distribution has changed across repeated snapshots in CPU Desktop Prices.
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Median line25th-75th percentile band
Current Percentile Snapshot
This chart compares the latest used-price percentiles currently stored on the CPU row itself.
CPU Information
Imported data from CPU Desktop, grouped into a readable spec sheet.
Pricing
- MSRP
- $242
- Used minimum
- $17
- Used 25th percentile
- $19
- Used median
- $20.99
- Used 75th percentile
- $22.99
- Used max
- $24.99
- Current new price
- -
- Qualified sales count
- 2
- Gaming value
- 1.99
Benchmarks
- Relative gaming
- 38
- Cinebench 2024 multi
- 190
- Cinebench 2024 single
- 62
- Cinebench R23 multi
- 3,450
- Cinebench R23 single
- 1,059
Cores And Clocks
- Cores / threads
- 4C / 4T
- Base clock
- 3.5 GHz
- Boost clock
- 3.9 GHz
- TDP
- 91 W
- Process node
- 14 nm
- L2 cache
- -
- L3 cache
- 6 MB
Platform
- Socket
- -
- Memory type
- DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
- Integrated graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 530
Source
- Row ID
- 831
- Latest snapshot
- Apr 26, 2026
- Latest snapshot sample
- 2
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