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Intel logo Core i7-6700
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Intel logo Core i5-6500

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General information Core i7-6700 Core i5-6500
Launched Q3 2015 Q3 2015
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1151 LGA1151
Series Name Intel Core i7 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Skylake-S Skylake-S
Clock 3.4 GHz 0 % 3.2 GHz 5.9 %
Turbo Clock 4 GHz 0 % 3.6 GHz 10 %
Cores 4 0 % 4 0 %
Threads 8 0 % 4 50 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 W 0 % 65 W 0 %
Maximum supported RAM 64 GB 0 % 64 GB 0 %
Lithography 14 nm 0 % 14 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
4 × 32 kB Instruction
4 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 4 × 256 kB
4 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 8 MB
1 × 6 MB
ECC Supported No No
Multithreading Supported Yes No
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 530 Intel HD Graphics 530
Performance Core i7-6700 Core i5-6500
Overall Score 47827 0 % 43680 8.7 %
Future Proof 49 % 0 % 49 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 5232 0 % 3640 30.4 %
Single Thread Score 2287.4 0 % 2101.6 8.1 %
Encrypting Data 2763.5 MB/s 0 % 1674 MB/s 39.4 %
Compressing Data 111.8 MB/s 0 % 75.4 MB/s 32.6 %
String objects sorting 14661.9 thousand/s 0 % 9539.7 thousand/s 34.9 %
Prime numbers generation 27.1 millions/s 2.8 % 27.9 millions/s 0 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 25922.2 millions/s 0 % 14697 millions/s 43.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 15909 millions/s 0 % 12553.6 millions/s 21.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i7-6700, Core i5-6500.

Average frames per second Core i7-6700 Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 96.7 FPS 84.4 FPS
High settings 154.8 FPS 135.1 FPS
Medium settings 193.5 FPS 168.9 FPS
Low settings 241.8 FPS 211.1 FPS
Difference 0 % 12.7 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i7-6700 Core i5-6500
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 134.8 FPS 127.5 FPS
High settings 215.8 FPS 204.1 FPS
Medium settings 269.7 FPS 255.1 FPS
Low settings 337.1 FPS 318.9 FPS
Difference 0 % 5.4 %
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