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Core i5 6600T

Intel desktop processor · Core i 6th gen · launched September 2015

Launch price
$213
≈ $297 in 2026 dollars
Cores / threads
4 / 4
6 MB L3 cache
Rated power
35 W

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Launch price in today's dollars

The Core i5 6600T launched at $213 in 2015. Adjusted with the U.S. Consumer Price Index, that is about $297 in 2026 dollars (7-month average), a 39% rise over 11 years.

Method: launch price × (CPI 2026 average ÷ CPI 2015 average), calendar-year averages of BLS series CPIAUCSL. 2026 covers 7 months so far.

Specifications

VendorIntel
SeriesCore i 6th gen
LaunchedSeptember 2015
Launch price$213 (1,000-unit price)
SocketLGA 1151
Cores / threads4 / 4
Base clock2.7 GHz
Boost clock3.5 GHz
L3 cache6 MB
Rated power35 W (TDP)
Integrated graphicsHD 530
Tier5-series

The Intel 5-series over time

Intel desktop processors in the same tier around this one, oldest first, re-releases left out. Prices in launch dollars and in 2026 dollars; scores are Blender 4.x medians where they exist.

PartYearLaunch priceIn 2026 $Blender
Core i5 4690K2014$242$33848
Core i5 5675C2015$276$38544
Core i5 6600K2015$243$33957
Core i5 64002015$182$25438
Core i5 6400T2015$182$25431
Core i5 65002015$192$26844
Core i5 6500T2015$192$26846
Core i5 66002015$213$29742
Core i5 6600T2015$213$297—
Core i5 6402P2015$182$254—
Core i5 6585R2016———
Core i5 6685R2016———
Core i5 74002017$182$24644
Core i5 7400T2017$182$246—
Core i5 75002017$192$25946
Core i5 7500T2017$192$25938

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