Intel Core i5 6500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 with 12 cores 3.0GHz . 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
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 3.0GHz)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900 's Advantages
Released 5 years and 4 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (51.2GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (32MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
966
AMD Ryzen 9 5900
+63%
1584
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3420
AMD Ryzen 9 5900
+510%
20887
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
1197
AMD Ryzen 9 5900
+73%
2080
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3264
AMD Ryzen 9 5900
+199%
9774
Blender
Intel Core i5 6500
53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900
+432%
282
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
900
AMD Ryzen 9 5900
+90%
1715
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3118
AMD Ryzen 9 5900
+317%
13017
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
2116
AMD Ryzen 9 5900
+62%
3447
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
5591
AMD Ryzen 9 5900
+517%
34510
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Jan 2021
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Vermeer
i5-6500
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AM4
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
N/A
-
-
-
Package
-
-
-
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
-
-
-
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
-
-
-
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
12
4
Performance Core Threads
24
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.7 GHz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
Total Core Count
12
4
Total Thread Count
24
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
30x
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 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
DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
-
-
-
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
4.0
16
PCIe Lanes
20
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
-
