Intel Core i7 6900K vs Intel Core i5 11500

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i7 6900K with 8 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i5 11500 with 6 cores 2.7GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i7 6900K 's Advantages

Larger memory bandwidth (76.8GB/s vs 50GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.7GHz)

Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 12MB)

Intel Core i5 11500 's Advantages

Released 4 years and 10 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-3200 vs DDR4-2133)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

1151

Intel Core i5 11500 +28%

1479

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K +16%

11326

Intel Core i5 11500

9727

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

1286

Intel Core i5 11500 +60%

2064

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

7470

Intel Core i5 11500 +14%

8564

Blender

Intel Core i7 6900K +1%

131

Intel Core i5 11500

129

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

961

Intel Core i5 11500 +69%

1628

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

7327

Intel Core i5 11500

7258

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

2310

Intel Core i5 11500 +34%

3115

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i7 6900K

14258

Intel Core i5 11500 +21%

17363

Intel Core i7 6900K

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Intel Core i5 11500

General Parameters

May 2016

Release Date

Mar 2021

Intel

Manufacturer

Intel

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Broadwell E

Core Architecture

Rocket Lake

i7-6900K

Processor Number

i5-11500

LGA-2011-3

Socket

LGA-1200

N/A

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics 750

Package

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

14 nm

LGA-2011-3

Socket

LGA-1200

140 W

Power Consumption

65 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

6

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

2.7 GHz

3.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.6 GHz

8

Total Core Count

6

16

Total Thread Count

12

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

32x

Multiplier

27x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

20 MB shared

L3 Cache

12 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2133

Memory Types

DDR4-3200

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

4

Max Memory Channels

2

76.8 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

50 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

300 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1300 MHz

-

Shader Units

256

-

Texture Units

64

-

Raster Operation Units

32

-

Execution Units

32

-

Power Consumption

15 W

-

Max Resolution

3840x2160 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

0.46 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i7 6900K

Official Website

Intel Core i5 11500

3.0

PCIe Version

4.0

40

PCIe Lanes

20

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