Intel i5 6XX and i3 5XX Reviews

[matose]

What I'd like to see is how i5-6x0 @ 4.6~4.7GHz fares against i5-750 @ 4.0~4.1GHz because that's whereabouts these seem to clock at similiar voltage.

I tested Core i5 661 @ 4.74GHz vs Core i5 750 @ 4.2GHz with ~1.5v on both CPUs. For results check here !

Also, you can find a clock-per-clock comparison between Core i5 661 and Core i5 750 in some single-threaded benchmarks here.

What's striking me the most is the poor memory performance.

The memory performance is normal for the memory controller used, which is a slightly improved G45 . If Intel would have put an integrated memory controller, Core i5 750 sales would have been in trouble for sure...