Buy on Amazon
CA$129.63
In Stock
Availability
Availability
No items available
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms Pentium 987 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 881 days newer than Pentium 987.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 987
- Consumes up to 74% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 17 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 60% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Pentium 987 - 93 vs 58 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 987 - 4 vs 2 threads
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
93
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.39/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$129.63
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80662I56500 6th Generation Core i5-6500 Processor
Buy for CA$129.63 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 148 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Pentium 987
Mobile • Feb 1st, 2013
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 987 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel BGA 1023 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 1.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
17 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 15.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
