Intel Core i5 6500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Apr 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
AMD
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Zen+
Processor Number
i5-6500
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
12 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
AM4
Power Consumption
65 W
95 W
Transistor Count
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4.8 billions
Peak Operating Temperature
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95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Total Core Count
4
6
Total Thread Count
4
12
Multiplier
32x
36x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
512 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
16 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
64 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
43.71 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
20
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
966
1,088
Cinebench R23
3,420
7,506
Geekbench 6
1,197
1,164
Geekbench 5
900
1,048
Geekbench 6
3,264
5,236
Geekbench 5
3,118
5,787
Blender
53
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Passmark CPU
2,116
2,370
Passmark CPU
5,591
13,981
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.