Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor (Retail)

4 Cores & 4 Threads; 3.5 GHz Clock Speed; 3.9 GHz Maximum Turbo Frequency; FCLGA1151 Socket. Show More. The Core i5-6600K 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor from ... 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HomeComputersComputerComponentsDesktopComponentsCPUProcessorsIntelCorei5-6600IntelCorei5-6600K3.5GHzQuad-CoreProcessor(Retail)BH#IN6GI56600K•MFR#BX80662I56600K56reviewsKeyFeatures4Cores&4Threads3.5GHzClockSpeed3.9GHzMaximumTurboFrequencyFCLGA1151SocketShowMoreTheCorei5-6600K3.5GHzQuad-CoreProcessorfromIntelisthesixthgenerationoftheCorei5productlinethatisnowbuiltusingSkylakearchitecture.Thisprocessorfeaturesabasefrequencyof3.5GHzand,aswithmanySkylaketechnologies,itcomeswithfeaturessuchasIntelTurboBoost2.0.WithIntelTurboBoost2.0technology,themaximumclockratethisprocessorcanachieveis3.9GHz.Additionally,thisprocessoralsofeaturesfourcoreswithfourthreadsinaFCLGA1151socketandhas6MBofIntelSmartCachememory.Havingfourcoresallowstheprocessortorunmultipleprogramssimultaneouslywithoutslowingdownthesystem,whilethefourthreadsallowapplicationstocompletetaskssoonerbyworkinginparallel.Thisprocessoralsosupportsupto64GBofDDR4-2133/1866MHzandDDR3L1600/1333MHzRAM,hasintegratedIntelHDGraphics530,andhasSSE4.1/4.2&AVX2.0Extensions,aswellasAESNewInstructions.MoreDetailsNoLongerAvailableSharePrintLiveChat800.606.6969RequestCallbackEmailOverviewSpecsReviews56Q&AAccessoriesInteli5-6600Overview1Description2IntelQuickSyncVideo3IntelInTru3DTechnology4IntelWirelessDisplay5IntelClearVideoHDTechnology6IntelClearVideoTechnology7IntelTurboBoost2.0Technology8IntelVirtualizationTechnology(VT-x)9IntelVirtualizationTechnologyforDirectedI/O(VT-d)10IntelVT-xwithExtendedPageTables(EPT)11IntelTSX-NI12Intel6413IntelMyWiFiTechnology14IdleStates15EnhancedIntelSpeedStepTechnology16IntelFastMemoryAccess17AESNewInstructions18SecureKey19IntelSGX(SoftwareGuardExtensions)20ExecuteDisableBit21Anti-TheftTechnologyTheCorei5-6600K3.5GHzQuad-CoreProcessorfromIntelisthesixthgenerationoftheCorei5productlinethatisnowbuiltusingSkylakearchitecture.Thisprocessorfeaturesabasefrequencyof3.5GHzand,aswithmanySkylaketechnologies,itcomeswithfeaturessuchasIntelTurboBoost2.0.WithIntelTurboBoost2.0technology,themaximumclockratethisprocessorcanachieveis3.9GHz.Additionally,thisprocessoralsofeaturesfourcoreswithfourthreadsinaFCLGA1151socketandhas6MBofIntelSmartCachememory.Havingfourcoresallowstheprocessortorunmultipleprogramssimultaneouslywithoutslowingdownthesystem,whilethefourthreadsallowapplicationstocompletetaskssoonerbyworkinginparallel.Thisprocessoralsosupportsupto64GBofDDR4-2133/1866MHzandDDR3L1600/1333MHzRAM,hasintegratedIntelHDGraphics530,andhasSSE4.1/4.2&AVX2.0Extensions,aswellasAESNewInstructions.ThisIntelCorei5-6600K3.5GHzQuad-Coreprocessoriswellsuitedforuserswhoareinterestedingeneral-usetasks,suchasInternetbrowsing,checkingE-mail,documentcreationandediting,andmultimediaplayback,aswellasmoreintensivetasksthatareabletobenefitfromoverclocking.ThisKprocessorisalsounlocked,meaningthatitcanbeoverclockedpastitsmaximumturbofrequency.However,overclockingpastthemaximumturbofrequencyisnotrecommended.Notonlywillitcausetheprocessortorunmuchhotter,itwillalsovoidthelimited3-yearwarranty.IntelQuickSyncVideoIntelQuickSyncVideodeliversfastconversionofvideoforportablemediaplayers,onlinesharing,andvideoeditingandauthoringIntelInTru3DTechnologyIntelInTru3DTechnologyprovidesstereoscopic3-DBlu-rayplaybackinfull1080presolutionoverHDMI1.4andpremiumaudioIntelWirelessDisplayIntelWirelessDisplayistechnologythatenableswirelessstreamingofmovies,photos,websites,andmorefromanUltrabookorPCtoanHDTVIntelClearVideoHDTechnologyIntelClearVideoHDTechnology,likeitspredecessor,IntelClearVideoTechnology,isasuiteofimagedecodeandprocessingtechnologiesbuiltintotheintegratedprocessorgraphicsthathelpimprovevideoplayback,deliveringcleaner,sharperimageswithmorenatural,accurate,andvividcolors,andaclearandstablevideopicture.IntelClearVideoHDTechnologyaddsvideoqualityenhancementsforrichercolorandmorerealisticskintonesIntelClearVideoTechnologyIntelClearVideoTechnologyisasuiteofimagedecodingandprocessingtechnologiesbuiltintotheintegratedprocessorgraphicsthathelpimprovevideoplayback,deliveringcleaner,sharperimages,morenatural,accurate,andvividcolors,andaclearandstablevideopictureIntelTurboBoost2.0TechnologyIntelTurboBoostTechnologyincreasestheprocessor'sfrequencyasneeded,bytakingadvantageofthermalandpowerheadroomtogiveyouaburstofspeedwhenyouneedit,andincreasedenergyefficiencywhenyoudon'tIntelVirtualizationTechnology(VT-x)IntelVirtualizationTechnologyallowsonehardwareplatformtofunctionasmultiple"virtual"platforms.ItoffersimprovedmanageabilitybylimitingdowntimeandmaintainingproductivitybyisolatingcomputingactivitiesintoseparatepartitionsIntelVirtualizationTechnologyforDirectedI/O(VT-d)IntelVirtualizationTechnologyforDirectedI/OcontinuesfromtheexistingsupportforIA-32(VT-x)andItaniumprocessor(VT-i)virtualization,addingnewsupportforI/O-devicevirtualization.IntelVT-dcanhelpendusersimprovethesecurityandreliabilityofsystems,andalsoimproveperformanceofI/OdevicesinvirtualizedenvironmentsIntelVT-xwithExtendedPageTables(EPT)IntelVT-xwithExtendedPageTables,alsoknownasSecondLevelAddressTranslation(SLAT),providesaccelerationformemory-intensivevirtualizedapplications.ExtendedPageTablesinIntelVirtualizationTechnologyplatformsreducethememoryandpoweroverheadcosts,andincreasebatterylifethroughhardwareoptimizationofpagetablemanagementIntelTSX-NIIntelTransactionalSynchronizationExtensionsNewInstructions(IntelTSX-NI)areasetofinstructionsfocusedonmulti-threadedperformancescaling.ThistechnologyhelpsmakeparalleloperationsmoreefficientviaimprovedcontroloflocksinsoftwareIntel64Intel64architecturedelivers64-bitcomputingonserver,workstation,desktop,andmobileplatformswhencombinedwithsupportingsoftware.Intel64architectureimprovesperformancebyallowingsystemstoaddressmorethan4GBofbothvirtualandphysicalmemoryIntelMyWiFiTechnologyIntelMyWiFiTechnologyenablesthewirelessconnectionofanUltrabookorlaptoptobebroadcasttoWi-Fi-enableddevicessuchasprinters,stereos,etcIdleStatesIdleStates(C-states)areusedtosavepowerwhentheprocessorisidle.C0istheoperationalstate,meaningthattheCPUisdoingusefulwork.C1isthefirstidlestate,C2thesecond,andsoon,wheremorepowersavingactionsaretakenfornumericallyhigherC-statesEnhancedIntelSpeedStepTechnologyEnhancedIntelSpeedStepTechnologyisanadvancedmeansofenablinghighperformancewhilemeetingthepower-conservationneedsofmobilesystems.ConventionalIntelSpeedStepTechnologyswitchesbothvoltageandfrequencyintandembetweenhighandlowlevelsinresponsetoprocessorload.EnhancedIntelSpeedStepTechnologybuildsuponthatarchitectureusingdesignstrategiessuchasSeparationbetweenVoltageandFrequencyChanges,andClockPartitioningandRecoveryIntelFastMemoryAccessIntelFastMemoryAccessisaGraphicsMemoryControllerHub(GMCH)backbonearchitecturethathelpsimprovesystemperformancebyoptimizingtheuseofavailablememorybandwidthandreducingthelatencyofthememoryaccessesAESNewInstructionsAdvancedEncryptionStandardNewInstructions(AES-NI)areasetofinstructionsthatenablefastandsecuredataencryptionanddecryption.AES-NIarevaluableforawiderangeofcryptographicapplications,suchasapplicationsthatperformbulkencryption/decryption,authentication,randomnumbergeneration,andauthenticatedencryptionSecureKeyIntelSecureKeyconsistsofadigitalrandomnumbergeneratorthatcreatestrulyrandomnumberstostrengthenencryptionalgorithmsIntelSGX(SoftwareGuardExtensions)IntelSGX(SoftwareGuardExtensions)providesapplicationstheabilitytocreatehardwareenforcedtrustedexecutionprotectionfortheirapplications'sensitiveroutinesanddata.Run-timeexecutionisprotectedfromobservationortamperingbyanyothersoftware(includingprivilegedsoftware)inasystemExecuteDisableBitExecuteDisableBitisahardware-basedsecurityfeaturethatcanreduceexposuretovirusesandmalicious-codeattacks,andpreventharmfulsoftwarefromexecutingandpropagatingontheserverornetworkAnti-TheftTechnologyIntelAnti-TheftTechnology(IntelAT)helpskeepyourlaptopsafeandsecureintheeventthatit'severlostorstolen.IntelATrequiresaservicesubscriptionfromanIntelAT-enabledserviceproviderIntheBoxIntelCorei5-6600K3.5GHzQuad-CoreProcessor(Retail)Limited3-YearWarrantyTableofContentsDescriptionIntelQuickSyncVideoIntelInTru3DTechnologyIntelWirelessDisplayIntelClearVideoHDTechnologyIntelClearVideoTechnologyIntelTurboBoost2.0TechnologyIntelVirtualizationTechnology(VT-x)IntelVirtualizationTechnologyforDirectedI/O(VT-d)IntelVT-xwithExtendedPageTables(EPT)IntelTSX-NIIntel64IntelMyWiFiTechnologyIdleStatesEnhancedIntelSpeedStepTechnologyIntelFastMemoryAccessAESNewInstructionsSecureKeyIntelSGX(SoftwareGuardExtensions)ExecuteDisableBitAnti-TheftTechnologyInteli5-6600SpecsGeneralCPUModelIntelCorei5-6600KCPUSocketLGA1151ManufacturingProcess14nmMaximumCPUConfiguration1SMaximumNumberofPCIeLanes16(Revision3.0)PerformanceNumberofCores4NumberofThreads4BaseClockSpeed3.5GHzMaximumBoostSpeed3.9GHzProcessorInterconnect:0xLinksL3Cache6MBMemorySupportMaximumCapacity64GBMemorySupportDDR3L1333,1600MHzDDR41866,2133MHzECCMemoryNoChannelArchitectureDualChannelMaximumMemoryBandwidth34.1GB/sPowerThermalDesignPower(TDP)91WTechnologyAESSupportYesExtensionAVX2.0,SSE4.1/4.2InstructionSet64-BitVirtualizationYes:IntelVT-d,IntelVT-xwithExtendedPageTables(EPT)PerformanceTechnologiesSpeedStep,TSX-NI,TurboBoost2.0SecurityTechnologiesAnti-TheftTechnology,ExecuteDisableBit,OSGuard,SecureKey,SoftwareGuardExtensionsVideoTechnologiesClearVideo,ClearVideoHD,InTru3D,QuickSyncVideo,WirelessDisplayIntegratedGraphicsIntegratedGraphicsIntelHDGraphics530MaximumResolutionSupport4096x2160at60HzSupportedAPIsOpenGL:4.3DirectX:11.2NumberofDisplays3MaximumSharedVideoMemory1.7GBOutputSupporteDP,DisplayPort,HDMI,DVI,VGABaseClockSpeed350MHzMaximumBoostSpeed1.15GHzPackagingInfoPackageWeight0.2lbBoxDimensions(LxWxH)5.591x4.724x1.969"Inteli5-6600ReviewsSeeanyerrorsonthispage?LetusknowYOURRECENTLYVIEWEDITEMS 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