Intel Skylake Core i5-6600K Processor 6M Cache up to 3.90 GHz

Skylake represents the “tock” in Intel’s tick-tock upgrade cycle, and its move to 14nm production means improved power efficiency and transistor density. Production-wise, it’s not a huge change from Broadwell, Intel’s first 14nm CPU that’s quietly reaching digital shelves right about now. But Skylake’s got some new features that make it a more significant release for gamers: a new chipset with DDR4 support, more PCIe lanes, and faster clockspeeds.

Product Description

Intel Skylake Core i5-6600K Processor 6M Cache up to 3.90 GHz

Specifications

– Essentials
Status	Launched
Launch Date	Q3’15
Processor Number	i5-6600K
Intel® Smart Cache	6 MB
# of QPI Links	0
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE4.1/4.2 AVX 2.0
Embedded Options Available	No
Lithography	14 nm
Scalability	1S Only
Thermal Solution Specification	PCG 2015D
Recommended Customer Price	BOX : $243.00 TRAY: $242.00
Conflict Free	Yes

– Performance
# of Cores	4
# of Threads	4
Processor Base Frequency	3.5 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.9 GHz
TDP	91 W

– Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)	32 GB
Memory Types	DDR3L 1600/DDR4 2133
Max # of Memory Channels	2
Max Memory Bandwidth	34.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Supported ‡	No