Intel Core i7 6950X vs Intel Core i5 6500
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
May 2016
Sep 2015
Manufacturer
Intel
Intel
Type
Desktop
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
x86-64
Core Architecture
Broadwell E
Skylake
Processor Number
i7-6950X
i5-6500
Integrated Graphics
N/A
HD Graphics 530
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
14 nm
Socket
LGA-2011-3
LGA-1151
Power Consumption
140 W
65 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
10
4
Performance Core Threads
20
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
20
4
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
-
Multiplier
30x
32x
L1 Cache
32 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
256 K per core
256 K per core
L3 Cache
25 MB shared
6 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2133
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
34.1 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
1050 MHz
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,069
966
Cinebench R23
9,743
3,420
Geekbench 6
1,020
1,197
Geekbench 6
6,726
3,264
Passmark CPU
2,330
2,116
Passmark CPU
17,362
5,591
Geekbench 5
-
900
Geekbench 5
-
3,118
Blender
-
53