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Intel Core i5-6600 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 662. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2015
Intel Core i5-6600
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Q1/2020
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-6600 or Qualcomm Snapdragon 662? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-6600 has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q3/2015.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 has a base frequency of 1.80 GHz. 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Released in Q1/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    226 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 83% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 1.80 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 95% higher specified turbo frequency

    3.90 GHz left arrow 2.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-6600 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    242 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    259 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    316 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    331 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    269 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    492 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    448 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    562 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    667 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    120 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    124 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    318 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    80 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    302 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    89 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    489 place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1150 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    946 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1147 place
  • AnTuTu 8 benchmark
    78 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-6600 Intel Core i5-6600
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon 662/665
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow Qualcomm Snapdragon
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 7
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-7600 left arrow -
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 4x Kryo 260 Gold
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 4x Kryo 260 Silver
  • Base Frequency
    3.3 GHz left arrow 1.8 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 8
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.9 GHz left arrow 2 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.6 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 1.8 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12.1
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 0
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 6
  • GPU Frequency
    350 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 530 left arrow Qualcomm Adreno 610
  • GPU Turbo
    1150 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 0
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 4 GB
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow Q2/2019
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 128
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 11 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 and Intel Core i5-6600. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600DDR4-2133 left arrow LPDDR3-933LPDDR4X-1866
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-6600 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    65 W left arrow -
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-6600 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 662, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Kryo 260
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow SM6115
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow Q1/2020
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow -
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 11 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow None

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-6600 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 662.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

966.000000
Intel Core i5-6600
321.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3167.000000
Intel Core i5-6600
1326.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

442.000000
Intel Core i5-6600
273.000000
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662

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