Intel Core i7 6700K vs Intel Core i5 6500
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Aug 2015
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Skylake
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-6700K
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
91 W
65 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
8
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
40
32x
L1 Cache
64 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
8 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
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
1,129
966
Cinebench R23
5,646
3,420
Geekbench 6
1,512
1,197
Geekbench 5
1,087
900
Geekbench 6
5,068
3,264
Geekbench 5
4,271
3,118
Blender
107
53
Passmark CPU
2,503
2,116
Passmark CPU
8,928
5,591