AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX vs Intel Core i5 6500

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

Intel Core i5 6500

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX with 32 cores 3.0GHz 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 Threadripper 2990WX 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)

Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 6MB)

More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)

Intel Core i5 6500 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 3.0GHz)

Lower TDP (65W vs 250W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +4%

1005

Intel Core i5 6500

966

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +766%

29651

Intel Core i5 6500

3420

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +4%

1253

Intel Core i5 6500

1197

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +129%

7480

Intel Core i5 6500

3264

Blender

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +997%

516

Intel Core i5 6500

47

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +8%

977

Intel Core i5 6500

900

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +455%

17328

Intel Core i5 6500

3118

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +7%

2278

Intel Core i5 6500

2116

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX +470%

31873

Intel Core i5 6500

5591

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX

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Intel Core i5 6500

General Parameters

Aug 2018

Release Date

Sep 2015

AMD

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Zen+

Core Architecture

Skylake

-

Processor Number

i5-6500

sTR4

Socket

LGA-1151

N/A

Integrated Graphics

HD Graphics 530

Package

19.2 billions

Transistor Count

-

12 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

250 W

Power Consumption

65 W

68 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

-

CPU Performance

32

Performance Cores

4

64

Performance Core Threads

4

3.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.6 GHz

32

Total Core Count

4

64

Total Thread Count

4

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

30x

Multiplier

32x

96 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

256 K per core

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

6 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2933

Memory Types

DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600

2048 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

87.42 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 Threadripper 2990WX

Official Website

Intel Core i5 6500

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

60

PCIe Lanes

16

-

Extended Instruction Set

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

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