Intel Core i5 6500 vs Intel Core i7 10700
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i7 10700 with 8 cores 2.9GHz . 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
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 2.9GHz)
Intel Core i7 10700 's Advantages
Released 4 years and 8 months late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (45.8GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
966
Intel Core i7 10700
+28%
1244
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3420
Intel Core i7 10700
+204%
10429
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
+8%
1197
Intel Core i7 10700
1101
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
+32%
3264
Intel Core i7 10700
2467
Blender
Intel Core i5 6500
53
Intel Core i7 10700
+232%
176
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
900
Intel Core i7 10700
+38%
1243
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3118
Intel Core i7 10700
+149%
7779
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
2116
Intel Core i7 10700
+37%
2912
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
5591
Intel Core i7 10700
+197%
16630
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
May 2020
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Comet Lake
i5-6500
Processor Number
i7-10700
LGA-1151
Socket
LGA-1200
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 630
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.8 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
16
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
29x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2933
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
45.8 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
-
Shader Units
192
-
Texture Units
24
-
Raster Operation Units
3
-
Execution Units
24
-
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
0.38 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
