Intel Core i9 9900X vs Intel Core i5 6500
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Skylake
Processor Number
i9-9900X
i5-6500
Integrated Graphics
N/A
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
165 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
92 °C
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
4
Performance Core Threads
20
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
20
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
35x
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
20 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
44
16
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1050 MHz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,182
966
Cinebench R23
13,994
3,420
Geekbench 6
1,455
1,197
Geekbench 5
1,165
900
Geekbench 6
10,273
3,264
Geekbench 5
10,704
3,118
Passmark CPU
2,565
2,116
Passmark CPU
21,833
5,591
Blender
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53
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.