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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-6500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 1 days older than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i5-6500 - 173 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $39.5 vs $129.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-6700 - $0.23 vs $0.75 per FPS
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6700 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-6700 or Core i5-6500
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
49 FPS
$16.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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32 FPS
$22.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$729.99
In Stock
16 FPS
$40.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$649.99
In Stock
41 FPS
$19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$789.99
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