Intel Core i5 6500 vs Intel Core i7 6950X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
May 2016
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Broadwell E
Processor Number
i5-6500
i7-6950X
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-2011-3
Power Consumption
65 W
140 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
10
Performance Core Threads
4
20
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Total Core Count
4
10
Total Thread Count
4
20
Multiplier
32x
30x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
25 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2133
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
40
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
966
1,069
Cinebench R23
3,420
9,743
Geekbench 6
1,197
1,020
Geekbench 5
900
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Geekbench 6
3,264
6,726
Geekbench 5
3,118
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Blender
53
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Passmark CPU
2,116
2,330
Passmark CPU
5,591
17,362
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.