CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 6700 vs 6500 among all CPUs

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 6700
7.0
Core i5 6500
6.0
Core i7 6700K
6.5
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 6700
9.7
Core i5 6500
7.6
Core i7 6700K
8.0
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 6700
n.d.
Core i5 6500
n.d.
Core i7 6700K
n.d.
Sky Diver and Cloud Gate

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 6700
6.5
Core i5 6500
7.5
Core i7 6700K
8.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 6700
5.3
Core i5 6500
5.3
Core i7 6700K
5.2
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 6700
5.9
Core i5 6500
5.6
Core i7 6700K
5.8
Sky Diver, Cloud Gate, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
8.2

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 6700
8.2
Core i5 6500
7.9
Core i7 6700K
8.2

Winner
Intel Core i7 6700 

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Core i7 6700  based on its performance, single-core performance and value.

See full details

Cast your vote Do you agree or disagree with CPUBoss?

Thanks for adding your opinion. Follow us on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest news!
VS

Intel Core i7 6700

Front view of Intel Core i7 6700
Front view of Intel Core i5 6500

Intel Core i5 6500

Join the discussion

Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Core i7 6700

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i7 6700

Report a correction
Much better 3DMark06 CPU score 76 vs 65 More than 15% better 3DMark06 CPU score
Higher turbo clock speed 4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz More than 10% higher turbo clock speed
Higher clock speed 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz More than 5% higher clock speed
Better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz vs 1,050 MHz Around 10% better turbo clock speed
Slightly more l3 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
Better PassMark score 10,038 vs 7,217 Around 40% better PassMark score
More threads 8 vs 4 Twice as many threads
Better performance per dollar 0.87 pt/$ vs 0.63 pt/$ Around 40% better performance per dollar
More l3 cache per core 2 MB/core vs 1.5 MB/core Around 35% more l3 cache per core
Better PassMark (Single core) score 2,159 vs 1,951 More than 10% better PassMark (Single core) score
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.98 GHz vs 3.77 GHz More than 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air)
Front view of Intel Core i5 6500

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 6500

Report a correction
Slightly better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score 12.52 fps vs 11.57 fps Around 10% better CompuBench 1.5 video composition score
Slightly better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.29 GHz vs 4.18 GHz Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water)

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 6700 vs i5 6500

CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700
31.77 mHash/s
Core i5 6500
28.88 mHash/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Face detection)

Core i7 6700
-1 mPixels/s
Core i5 6500
22.76 mPixels/s

CompuBench 1.5 (Ocean surface simulation) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700
-1 fps
Core i5 6500
228.85 fps

CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700
1.7 fps
Core i5 6500
1.55 fps

CompuBench 1.5 (Video composition) Data courtesy CompuBench

Core i7 6700
11.57 fps
Core i5 6500
12.52 fps

3D Mark 06 (CPU)

Core i7 6700
76
Core i5 6500
65

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

Core i7 6700
10,038
Core i5 6500
7,217

PassMark (Single Core)

Core i7 6700
2,159
Core i5 6500
1,951

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 6700  vs
i5 6500 
Clock speed 3.4 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo clock speed 4 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cores Quad core Quad core
Is unlocked No No

features
Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Supports trusted computing Yes Yes
Has virtualization support Yes Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE2
MMX
SSE4
AVX
SSE3
SSE
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
Supplemental SSE3
AES
AVX 2.0
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption
TDP 65W 65W
Annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year 15.66 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year 56.94 $/year
Performance per watt 4.09 pt/W 3.9 pt/W
Typical power consumption 52.81W 52.81W

bus
Architecture FSB FSB
Number of links 1 1
Transfer rate 8,000 MT/s 8,000 MT/s

details

 Core i7 6700  vs
i5 6500 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 4
L2 cache 1 MB 1 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 0.25 MB/core
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 1.5 MB/core
Manufacture process 14 nm 14 nm
Max CPUs 1 1
Operating temperature Unknown - 71°C Unknown - 71°C

overclocking
Overclocked clock speed 3.98 GHz 3.77 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.18 GHz 4.29 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.98 GHz 3.77 GHz

integrated graphics
GPU GPU GPU
Label Intel® HD Graphics 530 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Number of displays supported 3 3
GPU clock speed 350 MHz 350 MHz
Turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz 1,050 MHz

memory controller
Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3L-1600
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Supports ECC No No
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 25,600 MB/s
Maximum memory size 65,536 MB 65,536 MB
Intel Core i7 6700
Report a correction
Intel Core i5 6500
Report a correction

Read more

Comments

comments powered by Disqus

features

information

  • terms and privacy
  • about
  • blog

on the web

CPUBoss