Intel Core i5 6500 vs Intel Core i7 5960X
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz and Intel Core i7 5960X with 8 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 Advantages
Released 1 years and 1 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher base frequency (3.2GHz vs 3.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (14nm vs 22nm)
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Intel Core i7 5960X Advantages
Higher specification of memory (2133 vs 2133)
Larger memory bandwidth (68GB/s vs 34.1GB/s)
Larger L3 cache size (20MB vs 6MB)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
966
Intel Core i7 5960X
+9%
1057
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3420
Intel Core i7 5960X
+188%
9850
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
1197
Intel Core i7 5960X
+3%
1244
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3264
Intel Core i7 5960X
+104%
6669
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
900
Intel Core i7 5960X
892
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
3118
Intel Core i7 5960X
+125%
7026
Passmark CPU Single Core
Intel Core i5 6500
+7%
2116
Intel Core i7 5960X
1963
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Intel Core i5 6500
5591
Intel Core i7 5960X
+126%
12655
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Aug 2014
Intel
Manufacturer
Intel
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
x86-64
Skylake
Core Architecture
Haswell E
i5-6500
Processor Number
i7-5960X
LGA-1151
Socket
LGA-2011-3
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Package
-
Transistor Count
2.6 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
22 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
140 W
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
4
Performance Core Threads
16
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
4
Total Core Count
8
4
Total Thread Count
16
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
30x
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
20 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
64 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
4
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3.0
16
PCIe Lanes
40
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.2, AVX-2
