i5 6600k vs i5 6500

[TBES]

Hello, what is the true fps difference between the i5 6600k and the i5 6500. I currently have a gtx 1060. I have a 144hz monitor and play games like csgo, gta v, battlefield 1. I know I wont get 144 fps in gta and battlefield 1 but i need it in csgo. Thank you for your help. Also I do not plan on overlcocking unless i get a big fps gain. Also what is the difference between the retail version and the oem.

 

[weberdarren97]

i5 6500 is a quad core at 3.2GHz (3.6GHz Turbo). It runs at 65 watts, it's rather efficient. Retail comes with a cooler, OEM does not.

i5 6600K is a quad core at 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo). It runs at 91 watts at default clock speed, it's not as efficient. If the motherboard has the Z170 chipset, this CPU can be overclocked. No versions of this chip include a cooler.

For gaming, an i5 6500 is fine. The graphics card is more important than the CPU (as long as the CPU can keep up with the GPU).

 

[geofelt]

What cpu do you have now?

Any fps difference depends on the game.
How cpu limited it is in particular.
At stock, the $230 i5-6600K runs at 3.5. The $210 i5-6500 runs at 3.2. A somewhat fair difference.
The big difference comes from the K being overclockable where the multiplier can typically be raised from the stock 35 to 45, depending on the chip.
You will need a z170 motherboard for that.

For the i5-6500, oem or tray means that it will come with no cooler. Otherwise a i5-6500 comes with an ok intel stock cooler.

The K will not come with a cooler since most want to pick their own. Plan on $35 for a nice air cooler.

With your current GTX1060, you can do an experiment.
Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.

 

[greens]

Realistically they would be MUCH more similar if intel didn't place artificial restraints on their chips.

Using certain motherboards you can push a 6500 well beyond 6600k stock speeds. Most people don't like to suggest this here on Toms but i'm all for it. I have a 6400 clocked in at 4.0 on my wifes EVGA z170 stinger.

 

[Supernova1138]

The 6600k will offer an appreciable boost in GTA V and Battlefield 1 if you overclock it, as those titles are very heavily CPU bound. Do note you need a Z170 motherboard to overclock. CS:GO would also see a boost over the 6500 when overclocked, but the stock 6500 really should be able to hold 144FPS in that game anyway, so the extra frames you get wouldn't be a huge deal.

Battlefield 1 does scale well across more than 4 cores and 4 threads so one could argue for that specific game there may be better value in getting an i7 6700 alongside a cheaper B150 motherboard rather than the 6600k, the aftermarket CPU cooler and the Z170 board if you're not playing stuff very heavily bound on a single thread where clock speed is king, or if you don't need the other extra features Z170 brings like SLI/Crossfire support and more PCI-E lanes for storage. CS:GO is heavily bound on a single thread, but is easy enough on the CPU that any stock clocked Intel chip should get you 144FPS and overclocking wouldn't be needed.