AMD Ryzen 7 1700X vs Intel Core i5 6500

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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Intel Core i5 6500

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X with 8 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 6 months late

Higher specification of memory (2666 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (39.74GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)

Intel Core i5 6500 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Lower TDP (65W vs 95W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

971

Intel Core i5 6500

966

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +155%

8737

Intel Core i5 6500

3420

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +43%

949

Intel Core i5 6500

661

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +113%

4457

Intel Core i5 6500

2089

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +4%

937

Intel Core i5 6500

900

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +102%

6302

Intel Core i5 6500

3118

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

2084

Intel Core i5 6500 +1%

2116

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X +177%

15538

Intel Core i5 6500

5591

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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Intel Core i5 6500

General Parameters

Mar 2017

Release Date

Sep 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i5-6500

AM4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 530

Package

4.8 billions

Transistor Count

-

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

95 W

Power Consumption

65 W

95 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

4

16

Performance Core Threads

4

3.4 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

3.8 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

34x

Multiplier

32x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

16 MB shared

L3 Cache

6 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2666

Memory Types

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

39.74 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

34.1 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1050 MHz

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Official Website

Intel Core i5 6500

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

20

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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