Intel Core i5 6500 vs Intel Core i7 6700K
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Aug 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Skylake
Processor Number
i5-6500
i7-6700K
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
65 W
91 W
Transistor Count
—
1.75 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
4.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
4
8
Multiplier
32x
40
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
8 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2133,DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
1150 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
966
1,129
Cinebench R23
3,420
5,646
Geekbench 6
1,197
1,512
Geekbench 5
900
1,087
Geekbench 6
3,264
5,068
Geekbench 5
3,118
4,271
Blender
53
107
Passmark CPU
2,116
2,503
Passmark CPU
5,591
8,928
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.