Intel Core i5-6600T vs Intel Core i5-6500T

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-6600T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-6500T
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6500T

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-6600T or Intel Core i5-6500T - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i5-6600T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6600T was released in Q3/2015.

The Intel Core i5-6500T has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6500T was released in Q3/2015.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
Intel Core i 6000 (24) CPU group Intel Core i 6000 (24)
6 Generation 6
Skylake S Architecture Skylake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-7600T Successor Intel Core i5-7500T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-6600T is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.70 GHz (3.50 GHz). The Intel Core i5-6500T has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz).

Intel Core i5-6600T Characteristic Intel Core i5-6500T
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz Frequency 2.50 GHz
3.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.10 GHz
3.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i5-6600T Characteristic Intel Core i5-6500T
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 530 GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
9 GPU Generation 9
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
24 Compute units 24
192 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics 530 GPU Intel HD Graphics 530
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-6600T supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-6500T can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-6600T Characteristic Intel Core i5-6500T
DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2133, DDR3-1600
64 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-6600T has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Core i5-6500T is 35 W.

Intel Core i5-6600T Characteristic Intel Core i5-6500T
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-6600T has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i5-6500T cache has a total of 6.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-6600T Characteristic Intel Core i5-6500T
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1151 Socket LGA 1151
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2015 Release date Q3/2015
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
897 (100%)
Intel Core i5-6500T Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
785 (88%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3111 (100%)
Intel Core i5-6500T Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2449 (79%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1142 (100%)
Intel Core i5-6500T Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1056 (92%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
3198 (100%)
Intel Core i5-6500T Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
3068 (96%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)
Intel Core i5-6500T Intel Core i5-6500T
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
5665 (100%)
Intel Core i5-6500T Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
4764 (84%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
149 (100%)
Intel Core i5-6500T Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
132 (89%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
513 (100%)
Intel Core i5-6500T Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
464 (90%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6500T Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
809 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-6500T Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
2796 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-6600T Intel Core i5-6500T
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