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Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Core i5-6500

Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Core i5-6500: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 6900HX outperforms Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 6900HX is 2393 days newer than Core i5-6500.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

  • Performs up to 145% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i5-6500 - 49 vs 20 FPS
  • Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 45 vs 65 Watts
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 16 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Cities: Skylines II.
Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 6900HX

Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022


FPS

49

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


FPS

20

40%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$5.93/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$118.62

100%

Value Winner

Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor

Buy for CA$118.62 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 188 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 6900HX

Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo
Ryzen 9 6900HX

Mobile • Jan 19th, 2022


Single-Core

1979

100%

Multi-Core

9532

100%

Intel Core i5-6500 Logo
Core i5-6500

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015


Single-Core

1177

59%

Multi-Core

3217

33%

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Logo

AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX

vs
Intel Core i5-6500 Logo

Intel Core i5-6500

Jan 19th, 2022
Release DateJul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 9CollectionCore i5
RembrandtCodenameSkylake
AMD Socket FP7SocketIntel Socket 1151
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores4
16
Threads4
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
4.9 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed3.6 GHz
45 W
TDP65 W
6 nm
Process Size14 nm
33.0x
Multiplier32.0x
Radeon 680MIntegrated GraphicsHD Graphics 530
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 9 6900HX or Core i5-6500

Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High

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