Intel Core i5 6500 vs Intel Core i7-6700T
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i7 6700T with 4 cores 2.8GHz . 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 2.8GHz)
Intel Core i7-6700T 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 3.0)
Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 6MB)
Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
+4%
1197
Intel Core i7 6700T
1144
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3264
Intel Core i7 6700T
3245
Blender
Intel Core i5 6500
53
Intel Core i7 6700T
+5%
56
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Sep 2015
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Skylake
Core Architecture
Skylake
i5-6500
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
Intel Socket 1151
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
-
Generation
Core i7(Skylake)
Package
-
-
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14 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
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-
-
65 W
Power Consumption
35 W
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Foundry
Intel
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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4
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
28.0
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
256 KB per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
-
-
-
-
-
SMP
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR3, DDR4-2133
64 GB
Max Memory Size
64
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
350 MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1100 MHz
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-
-
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-
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-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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AI Accelerator
-
-
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3
16
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
-
