Intel Core i5 6500 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 6500 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Lower TDP (65W vs 180W)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (87.42GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
966
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
+17%
1135
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3420
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
+449%
18797
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
1197
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
+2%
1221
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3264
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
+178%
9103
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
900
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
+25%
1128
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3118
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
+287%
12093
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
2116
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
+16%
2456
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
5591
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
+422%
29227
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Aug 2018
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Zen+
i5-6500
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
sTR4
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
-
Transistor Count
9.6 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
12 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
180 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
68 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
16
4
Performance Core Threads
32
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
4
Total Core Count
16
4
Total Thread Count
32
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
35x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
96 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
64 GB
Max Memory Size
2048 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
87.42 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
60
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
