Intel Core i5 8500 vs Intel Core i5 6600
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2018
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Coffee Lake
Skylake
Processor Number
i5-8500
i5-6600
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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Transistor Count
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1.75 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
4
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
3.9 GHz
Total Core Count
6
4
Total Thread Count
6
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
30x
33x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
9 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
41.6 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
192
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Texture Units
24
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Raster Operation Units
3
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Execution Units
24
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Power Consumption
15 W
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Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
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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
1,051
1,042
Cinebench R23
5,502
3,810
Geekbench 6
1,372
1,215
Geekbench 5
1,022
953
Geekbench 6
5,468
3,041
Geekbench 5
4,846
3,325
Blender
98
41
Passmark CPU
2,460
2,246
Passmark CPU
9,561
5,989
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.