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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6700K outperforms Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6700K is 30 days newer than Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than Intel Core i7-6700K - 65 vs 91 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700K
- Performs up to 7% better in Rust than Core i5-6500 - 198 vs 185 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-6500 - $0.96 vs $1.03 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
185
93.43434343434343%
Value, $/FPS
$1.03/FPS
93.20388349514562%
Price, $
$189.95
100%
INTEL BX80662I56500 INTEL CORE I5-6500 UP TO 3.6GHZ 6M
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Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
FPS
198
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$189.95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CM8066201919901 CORE I7-6700K FC-LGA14C 4.10G 8M Tray Processor Cache SKYLAKE
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i7-6700K
Desktop • Aug 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
79.52702702702703%
Multi-Core
3217
65.69328160098019%
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Aug 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 | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 91 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i7-6700K
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
27 FPS
$30.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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