Intel Core i5 6500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 9900X with 12 cores 4.4GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 6500 Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 120W)
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Advantages
Released 8 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (5600 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (89.6GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Newer PCIe version (5.0 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (4.4GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (64MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 14nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
966
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
+131%
2232
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3420
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
+853%
32626
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
1197
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
+179%
3342
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3264
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
+498%
19527
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
2116
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
+119%
4648
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
5591
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
+862%
53832
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Jun 2024
Intel
Manufacturer
Amd
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
i5-6500
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AM5
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
-
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Package
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
120 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
12
4
Performance Core Threads
24
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.6 GHz
4
Total Core Count
12
4
Total Thread Count
24
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
44x
64 K per core
L1 Cache
80 K per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
64 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
MHz
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
-
Execution Units
2
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
5.0
16
PCIe Lanes
28
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
