Intel Xeon 6980E+ vs Intel Core i5 6600
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2026
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Server
Desktop
Core Architecture
Clearwater Forest
Skylake
Integrated Graphics
N/A
HD Graphics 530
Generation
Xeon 6+ (Clearwater Forest-SP)
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Instruction Set
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x86-64
Processor Number
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i5-6600
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Intel Socket 7529
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
400 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
99°C
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Foundry
Intel
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I/O Process Size
10 nm
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I/O Die Size
2x 241
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Package
FC-LGA18N
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Transistor Count
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1.75 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.9 GHz
Total Core Count
264
4
Total Thread Count
264
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
100 MHz
Multiplier
21.0
33x
L1 Cache
96 KB per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
4 MB per module
256 K per core
L3 Cache
528 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
2
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Performance Cores
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4
Performance Core Threads
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4
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-8000
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
1.5 TB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
12
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
768.0 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
3.0
PCIe Lanes
96
16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1150 MHz
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
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1,042
Cinebench R23
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3,810
Geekbench 6
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1,215
Geekbench 5
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953
Geekbench 6
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3,041
Geekbench 5
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3,325
Blender
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41
Passmark CPU
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2,246
Passmark CPU
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5,989
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.