AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5 6500
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600 with 6 cores 3.4GHz and Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Advantages
Released 3 years late
Higher specification of memory (2933 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Higher base frequency (3.4GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (12nm vs 14nm)
Intel Core i5 6500 Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+5%
1016
Intel Core i5 6500
966
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+107%
7101
Intel Core i5 6500
3420
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
1170
Intel Core i5 6500
+2%
1197
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+38%
4526
Intel Core i5 6500
3264
Blender
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+143%
129
Intel Core i5 6500
53
Geekbench 5 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+14%
1029
Intel Core i5 6500
900
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+80%
5638
Intel Core i5 6500
3118
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+5%
2242
Intel Core i5 6500
2116
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600
+134%
13124
Intel Core i5 6500
5591
General Parameters
Sep 2018
Release Date
Sep 2015
AMD
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Zen+
Core Architecture
Skylake
-
Processor Number
i5-6500
AM4
Socket
LGA-1151
N/A
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
-
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
65 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
4
3.4 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
6
Total Core Count
4
12
Total Thread Count
4
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
34x
Multiplier
32x
96 K per core
L1 Cache
64 K per core
512 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
64 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
20
PCIe Lanes
16
-
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
