Intel Core i5 6600 vs Intel Core i5 6500
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2015
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Skylake
Processor Number
i5-6600
i5-6500
Integrated Graphics
HD Graphics 530
HD Graphics 530
Package
Transistor Count
1.75 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-1151
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
65 W
65 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
4
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
33x
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
6 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1150 MHz
1050 MHz
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,042
966
Cinebench R23
3,810
3,420
Geekbench 6
1,215
1,197
Geekbench 5
953
900
Geekbench 6
3,041
3,264
Geekbench 5
3,325
3,118
Blender
41
53
Passmark CPU
2,246
2,116
Passmark CPU
5,989
5,591