Intel Core i5 6500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Oct 2017
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Raven Ridge
Processor Number
i5-6500
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Radeon Vega 10
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
FP5
Power Consumption
65 W
15 W
Transistor Count
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4.9 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
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95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
4
8
Multiplier
32x
22x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
128 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
4 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
35.76 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
1300 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
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300 MHz
Shader Units
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640
Texture Units
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40
Raster Operation Units
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8
Execution Units
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10
Power Consumption
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10 W
Max Resolution
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3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
12
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
966
819
Cinebench R23
3,420
2,565
Geekbench 6
1,197
847
Geekbench 5
900
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Geekbench 6
3,264
2,834
Geekbench 5
3,118
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Blender
53
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Passmark CPU
2,116
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Passmark CPU
5,591
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.