Intel Core i5 6500 vs Intel Core i7 6950X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i7 6950X with 10 cores 3.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 6500 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 3.0GHz)
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 6950X 's Advantages
Released 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (25MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
966
Intel Core i7 6950X
+10%
1069
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3420
Intel Core i7 6950X
+184%
9743
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
+17%
1197
Intel Core i7 6950X
1020
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3264
Intel Core i7 6950X
+106%
6726
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
900
Intel Core i7 6950X
+7%
968
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3118
Intel Core i7 6950X
+196%
9253
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
2116
Intel Core i7 6950X
+10%
2330
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
5591
Intel Core i7 6950X
+210%
17362
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
May 2016
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
i5-6500
Processor Number
i7-6950X
LGA-1151
Socket
LGA-2011-3
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
140 W
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
10
4
Performance Core Threads
20
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
20
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
30x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
32 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
40
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
