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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700 is 1 days older than the more expensive Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 1% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-6500 - 174 vs 173 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - $130.0 vs $189.95
- Up to 32% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-6500 - $0.75 vs $1.1 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
173
99.42528735632183%
Value, $/FPS
$1.1/FPS
68.18181818181817%
Price, $
$189.95
68%
INTEL BX80662I56500 INTEL CORE I5-6500 UP TO 3.6GHZ 6M
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Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.75/FPS
100%
Price, $
$130
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
91.02861562258315%
Multi-Core
3217
77.70531400966185%
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i7-6700
Assassin's Creed Valhalla, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
70 FPS
$12.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-6700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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55 FPS
$14.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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47 FPS
$17.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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40 FPS
$20.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$831.99
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