Intel Core i3 4170 vs Intel Core i5 6500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2015
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Haswell
Skylake
Processor Number
i3-4170
i5-6500
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 4400
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1150
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
54 W
65 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
2
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
Total Core Count
2
4
Total Thread Count
4
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
—
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
3 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.6 GHz
Multiplier
—
32x
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
25.6 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1050 MHz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
16
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
887
966
Cinebench R23
1,935
3,420
Geekbench 6
1,001
1,197
Geekbench 5
855
900
Geekbench 6
1,938
3,264
Geekbench 5
1,823
3,118
Blender
28
53
Passmark CPU
2,056
2,116
Passmark CPU
3,555
5,591
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.