Review: Intel Core i5-6600K (14nm Skylake)

Benchmarks: Overclocking

Overclocking topped out at a rather average 4.5GHz on all cores, compared to 4.6GHz on the Core i7-6700K. Though it may sound not as impressive on first glance, the actual overclock is higher because the chip runs at 3.5/3.6GHz in its default configuration. Here's how the overclock affects results.

20 per cent-plus improvements in the CPU-centric tests is nothing to sniff at.