Intel Core i5 6500 vs Intel Xeon 656

CPU Specs Compare

C

Intel Core i5 6500

Intel 2015-09
C

Intel Xeon 656

Intel 2026-02

General Parameters

Release Date
Sep 2015
Feb 2026
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Server
Instruction Set
x86-64
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Core Architecture
Skylake
Granite Rapids
Processor Number
i5-6500
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Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
N/A
Generation
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Xeon 600 (Granite Rapids-WS)
Series
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Intel Xeon 6 processors

Package

Manufacturing Process
14 nm
5 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
Intel Socket 4710
Power Consumption
65 W
210 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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98°C
Foundry
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Intel
Die Size
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2x598 mm²
I/O Process Size
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10 nm
I/O Die Size
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2x 241
Package
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FC-LGA18N

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
4
20
Performance Core Threads
4
40
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.9 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
4.8 GHz
Total Core Count
4
20
Total Thread Count
4
40
Multiplier
32x
29.0
L1 Cache
64 K per core
112 KB per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
2 MB per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
72 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
SMP
-
1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
64 GB
4 TB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
409.6 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

Official Website
PCIe Version
3.0
5
PCIe Lanes
16
128
Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
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📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
966
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Cinebench R23
3,420
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Geekbench 6
1,197
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Geekbench 5
900
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Geekbench 6
3,264
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Geekbench 5
3,118
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Blender
53
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Passmark CPU
2,116
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Passmark CPU
5,591
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