Intel Core i5 6500 vs Intel Core i9 9960X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Oct 2018
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Skylake
Processor Number
i5-6500
i9-9960X
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-2066
Power Consumption
65 W
165 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
85 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
16
Performance Core Threads
4
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
3.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Total Core Count
4
16
Total Thread Count
4
32
Multiplier
32x
-
L1 Cache
64 K per core
32 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
22 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
85 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1050 MHz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
966
1,075
Cinebench R23
3,420
17,953
Geekbench 6
1,197
1,432
Geekbench 5
900
-
Geekbench 6
3,264
10,707
Geekbench 5
3,118
-
Blender
53
-
Passmark CPU
2,116
2,608
Passmark CPU
5,591
30,525