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Intel Core i5-6600K vs Intel Core i5-6500 vs Intel Core i5-6500T

Intel Core i5-6600K

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The Intel Core i5-6600K is a high-end quad-core desktop processor based on the Skylake architecture, which was announced in August 2015. The CPU, which is manufactured in a 14 nm process, runs at 3.5 up to 3.9 GHz (2 cores: 3.8 GHz, 3 cores: 3.7 GHz, 4 cores: 3.6 GHz) and – contrary to the i7-series – does not support Hyperthreading. Being a so called "K"-model, the Core i5-6600K has a free multiplier and can be easily overclocked. 

Performance

Because of the slightly slower clocks, the smaller L3-cache (6 instead of 8 MB) as well as the missing Hyperthreading support, the Core i5-6600K is about 10-30 percent slower than the top model i7-6700K. The CPU will still handle demanding applications and games without any problems.

Graphics

Graphics are handled by the integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 with 24 EUs (Execution Units), which is clocked at 350 - 1150 MHz. Compared to the HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell, 20 EUs), the performance is increased by around 25 percent. The overall GPU performance is still low-end, so modern games can, if at all, only be played smoothly with low settings. 

Power Consumption

The TDP was slightly raised from 88 to 91 Watts compared to the predecessor.

Intel Core i5-6500

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The Intel Core i5-6500 is a mid-range quad-core desktop processor based on the Skylake architecture, which was announced in August 2015. The CPU, which is manufactured in a 14 nm process, runs at 3.2 - 3.6 GHz and does not support Hyperthreading (only 4 threads simultaneously).

Architecture

Intel uses Skylake to replace both Broadwell as well as Haswell and therefore uses one core design for all TDP classes between 4.5-45 Watts. Several improvements of the Skylake architecture include bigger Out-to-Order-Buffer, optimizations for pre-fetching as well as bigger gains by Hyperthreading. However, the changes are small for a "Tock" – a new micro architecture – in general, so the per-MHz performance is only between 5-10 % (compared to Haswell) or less than 5 % higher (compared to Broadwell), respectively.

Performance

The performance is similar to the old Core i5-3570K of the Sandy Bridge generation. Therefore, it should be sufficient even for demanding tasks.

Graphics

Graphics are handled by the integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 with 24 EUs (Execution Units), which is clocked at 350 - 1050 MHz. Compared to the HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell, 20 EUs), the performance is increased by around 25 percent. The overall GPU performance is still low-end, so modern games can, if at all, only be played smoothly with low settings.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 65 Watts.

Intel Core i5-6500T

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The Intel Core i5-6500T is a frugal quad-core desktop processor based on the Skylake architecture, which was announced in August 2015. The CPU, which is manufactured in a 14 nm process, runs at 2.5-3.1 GHz and does not support Hyperthreading (only 4 threads simultaneously).

Architecture

Intel uses Skylake to replace both Broadwell as well as Haswell and therefore uses one core design for all TDP classes between 4.5-45 Watts. Several improvements of the Skylake architecture include bigger Out-to-Order-Buffer, optimizations for pre-fetching as well as bigger gains by Hyperthreading. However, the changes are small for a "Tock" – a new micro architecture – in general, so the per-MHz performance is only between 5-10 % (compared to Haswell) or less than 5 % higher (compared to Broadwell), respectively.

Performance

The performance is a bit better compared to the old Sandy Bridge Core i5-2400 (3.1-3.4 GHz, no Hyperthreading either).

Graphics

Graphics are handled by the integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 with 24 EUs (Execution Units), which is clocked at 350 - 1100 MHz. Compared to the HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell, 20 EUs), the performance is increased by around 25 percent. The overall GPU performance is still low-end, so modern games can, if at all, only be played smoothly with low settings.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 35 Watts, so it can also be used in notebooks (although bigger ones).

ModelIntel Core i5-6600KIntel Core i5-6500Intel Core i5-6500T
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)Intel Core i5 (Desktop)Intel Core i5 (Desktop)
CodenameSkylakeSkylakeSkylake
Series: Core i5 (Desktop) Skylake
Intel Core i5-6600K « 3.5 - 3.9 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-65003.2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6600T2.7 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-64002.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6500T2.5 - 3.1 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6400T2.2 - 2.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6600K3.5 - 3.9 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6500 « 3.2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6600T2.7 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-64002.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6500T2.5 - 3.1 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6400T2.2 - 2.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6600K3.5 - 3.9 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-65003.2 - 3.6 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6600T2.7 - 3.5 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-64002.7 - 3.3 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6500T « 2.5 - 3.1 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Intel Core i5-6400T2.2 - 2.8 GHz4 / 4 cores6 MB L3
Clock3500 - 3900 MHz3200 - 3600 MHz2500 - 3100 MHz
L1 Cache256 KB256 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1 MB1 MB1 MB
L3 Cache6 MB6 MB6 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 44 / 4
TDP91 Watt65 Watt35 Watt
Technology14 nm14 nm14 nm
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151
FeaturesDDR3(L)-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro saveDDR3(L)-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vProDDR3(L)-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, AES-NI, TSX-NI, Quick Sync, Virtualization, vPro
iGPUIntel HD Graphics 530 (350 - 1150 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 530 (350 - 1050 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 530 (350 - 1100 MHz)
Architecturex86x86x86
$242 U.S.$192 U.S.$192 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerark.intel.comark.intel.comark.intel.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 601     avg: 615     median: 601.5 (4%)     max: 654 Points
min: 535     avg: 542     median: 541.5 (3%)     max: 548 Points
466 Points (3%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 161     avg: 165.5     median: 166 (50%)     max: 169 Points
min: 142     avg: 146.5     median: 146.5 (44%)     max: 151 Points
128 Points (39%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 6.93     avg: 7.1     median: 6.9 (9%)     max: 7.5 Points
6.4 Points (8%)
5.4 Points (7%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 1.88     avg: 1.9     median: 1.9 (47%)     max: 2.03 Points
1.7 Points (43%)
1.5 Points (36%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6188 Points (37%)
5746 Points (35%)
4880 Points (29%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
21324 Points (15%)
19577 Points (14%)
16462 Points (12%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 6600K +
29100 Points (20%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 6600K +
8370 Points (10%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 6500 +
331 s (4%)
100%
1 6500T +
361.4 s (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 6500 +
10.6 s (2%)
100%
1 6500T +
11.6 s (2%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
3643 Points (6%)
3100 Points (5%)
2924 Points (5%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
40.1 fps (14%)
36.1 fps (13%)
32.3 fps (11%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
196.3 fps (45%)
174.5 fps (40%)
153.5 fps (35%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.3 GB/s (0%)
0.3 GB/s (0%)
0.3 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.5 GB/s (9%)
0.5 GB/s (8%)
0.4 GB/s (7%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
3.2 GB/s (8%)
2.9 GB/s (8%)
2.5 GB/s (7%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
7413 Points (16%)
6653 Points (14%)
5832 Points (12%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
9.5 s (2%)
100%
6500 +
10.4 s (2%)
12 s (3%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
21.5 s (1%)
100%
6500 +
23.5 s (1%)
27 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 6600K +
501 s (2%)
99%
1 6500T +
622 s (3%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 6600K +
21951 Points (19%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 6600K +
7754 Points (21%)
89%
1 6500 +
6887 Points (19%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
100%
1 6600K +
61050 Points (50%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
100%
1 6600K +
5562 Points (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
100%
1 6600K +
7863 Points (14%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 6600K +
12270 Points (22%)
79%
1 6500T +
9649 Points (17%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 6600K +
4080 Points (80%)
80%
1 6500T +
3244 Points (63%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 12175     avg: 12545     median: 12544.5 (20%)     max: 12914 Points
min: 11422     avg: 11749     median: 11749 (18%)     max: 12076 Points
10107 Points (16%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 4160     avg: 4215     median: 4214.5 (63%)     max: 4269 Points
min: 3768     avg: 3856     median: 3855.5 (58%)     max: 3943 Points
3389 Points (51%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
1 6600K +
850 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 6600K +
64.4 ms (1%)
100%
1 6500 +
108 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 6600K +
43012 Points (39%)
85%
1 6500 +
min: 34052     avg: 36488     median: 36488 (33%)     max: 38924 Points

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-6600K → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-6500 → 92% n=17

Average Benchmarks Intel Core i5-6500T → 81% n=17

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

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