Intel Core i7-4820K vs Intel Core i5-6600K

Intel Core i7-4820K
Intel Socket 2011DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2013
Intel Core i7-4820K
Intel Core i5-6600K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6600K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-4820K
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    109%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-4820K
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    124%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-4820K
    106%
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4820K

6% higher multi threaded performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6600K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 24% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-4820K.
Around 9% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-6600K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6600K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-4820KIntel Core i5-6600K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
AVX2
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-4820KIntel Core i5-6600K
ArchitectureIntel_IvyBridgevsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameIvy Bridge-EvsSkylake
Release DateSep 2013vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i7-4820KIntel Core i5-6600K
Cores4vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsHD Graphics 530

Cache

Intel Core i7-4820KIntel Core i5-6600K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache10240 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-4820KIntel Core i5-6600K
SocketIntel Socket 2011vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
Die Size257mm²vsunknown
Process22 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-4820KIntel Core i5-6600K
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock3900 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.35 Vvsunknown
TDP130 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-4820K
    4017 points
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    4485 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-4820K
    18292 points
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    16100 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4820K
    13713
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    13321

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4820K
    3672
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    4677

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4820K
    14976
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    15019

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i7-4820K
    3352
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    4217

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-4820K (simulated)
    139
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    166

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-4820K (simulated)
    705.11
  • Intel Core i5-6600K
    602

points - higher is better