Intel Xeon 658X vs Intel Core i5 6500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Feb 2026
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Granite Rapids
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
HD Graphics 530
Generation
Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i5-6500
Package
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 4710
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
250 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
99°C
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Foundry
Intel
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Die Size
2x598 mm²
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I/O Process Size
10 nm
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I/O Die Size
2x 241
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Package
FC-LGA18N
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
24
4
Performance Core Threads
48
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
24
4
Total Thread Count
48
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
30.0
32x
L1 Cache
112 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
144 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-6400
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
4 TB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
3.0
PCIe Lanes
128
16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1050 MHz
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
3,096
1,197
Geekbench 6
29,732
3,264
Cinebench R23
—
966
Cinebench R23
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3,420
Geekbench 5
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900
Geekbench 5
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3,118
Blender
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53
Passmark CPU
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2,116
Passmark CPU
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5,591
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.