Specifications
Please visit Intel Core i5-6500 and Intel Core i7-2600K pages for detailed specifications of both microprocessors.
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| General information |
| Market segment | Desktop |
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| Manufacturer | Intel |
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| Family | Core i5 | Core i7 |
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| Model number | i5-6500 | i7-2600K |
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| CPU part number | CM8066201920404 | CM8062300833908
CM8062300833906 |
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| Box part number | BX80662I56500
BXC80662I56500 | BX80623I72600K
BXC80623I72600K |
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| Socket | Socket 1151 | Socket 1155 |
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| Processing Unit |
| Cores | 4 |
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| Threads | | |
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| Frequency (MHz) | 3200 | 3400 |
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| L1 cache (KB) | |
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| L2 cache (KB) | |
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| Integrated Graphics |
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| Microarchitecture | | |
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| Execution units | | |
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| Base frequency (MHz) | | |
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| Architecture / Microarchitecture |
| Microarchitecture | | |
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| Technology (micron) | | |
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| Data width (bits) | 64 |
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| L3 cache (KB) | 6144 | 8192 |
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| Multiprocessing | |
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| Instruction set extensions |
| AES / Advanced Encryption Standard | |
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| AMD64 / EM64T 64-bit technology | |
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| AVX / Advanced Vector Extensions | |
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| AVX2 / Advanced Vector Extensions 2 | | |
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| F16C / 16-bit Floating-Point conversion | | |
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| FMA3 / 3-operand Fused Multiply-Add | | |
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| MMX | |
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| SSE | |
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| SSE2 | |
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| SSE3 | |
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| SSE4.1 | |
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| SSE4.2 | |
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| SSSE3 / Supplemental SSE3 | |
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| TSX / Transactional Synchronization Extensions | | |
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| Supported technologies |
| Hyper-Threading | | |
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| PowerNow! / Enhanced SpeedStep | |
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| Trusted Execution | | |
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| Turbo Core / Turbo Boost | |
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| Unlocked multiplier | | |
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| Virtualization | |
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| Virus Protection / Execute Disable bit | |
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| Integrated Memory Controller(s) |
| The number of controllers | |
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| Memory channels (per controller) | |
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| Memory channels (total) | |
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| Supported memory | | |
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| Maximum memory bandwidth (GB/s) | | |
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| Electrical / Thermal parameters |
| Max temperature (°C) | | |
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| TDP (Watt) | | |
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Notes:
Rows with different specifications or features are highlighted.
Better specifications are shown in green color. Worse specs are shown in red color.
Benchmarks
System setup
Below is a partial set of Intel Core i5-6500 and i7-2600K benchmarks from our CPU benchmark database.
The former processor was tested on ASRock Z170 Extreme4 motherboard with 16GB dual-channel Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2400 CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 memory, and Integrated on-chip Skylake graphics.
The latter processor was tested on ASUS P8H61-M motherboard, that had 2 GB dual-channel Corsair CM3X1024-1333C9 DDR3 memory, and Integrated on-chip Intel Sandy Bridge graphics.
For different system configurations please see tests of Core i5-6500 and i7-2600K CPUs in our benchmark database.
All tests were performed at default frequency and voltage, using manufacturer's stock fan/heatsink. None of the components were overclocked. Motherboard BIOS options were left at default settings.
The results of all benchmarks are broken into four categories: multi-threaded, single-threaded, memory intensive and graphics / gaming.
Core i5-6500 vs i7-2600K single-threaded benchmarks
Single-threaded benchmarks run on a single CPU core, and do not depend
on such features as the number of cores, or Hyper-Threading
technology. Additionally, they do not utilize on-chip caches,
dedicated to other cores.
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CINEBENCH R10 CPU score (1 core) benchmark
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Measures performance of a single-core rendering of a photo-realistic
3D image using CINEMA 4D software engine.
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FLAC encoding - single process benchmark
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Reports the number of songs, converted by a single CPU core from WAV to
FLAC format using the best possible compression.
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H.264 video encoding - single process benchmark
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Measures the number of frames, converted by one CPU thread from MPEG2
format to H.264 format using high quality settings.
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LAME MP3 encoding - single process benchmark
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Reports the number of MP3 songs, encoded by one CPU core per one minute.
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Super PI (1M) benchmark
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Measures time, required to calculate the first 1 million digits
after the decimal point in the number Pi.
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XVid video encoding - single process benchmark
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Reports how many frames per second can be transcoded by a single CPU core from MPEG2 to XVid (MPEG4) format, utilizing single-pass conversion method.
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Core i5-6500 vs i7-2600K multi-threaded benchmarks
Multi-threaded benchmarks utilize all CPU cores and other on-chip
resources (on-chip caches, internal buffers, etc). Intel's
Hyper-Threading feature also helps to improve multi-threading
performance.
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3DMark06 CPU score benchmark
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Estimates processor performance based on how fast it runs such
CPU-intensive code as game logic, physics and pathfinding AI. The
test requires DirectX 9.0.
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Blowfish encryption benchmark
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Reports encryption speed of pre-defined 32KB text block. The data is
encrypted using Blowfish algorithm.
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CINEBENCH R10 CPU score benchmark
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Measures performance of multi-core rendering of a photo-realistic 3D
image using CINEMA 4D software engine.
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CINEBENCH R10 render time (seconds) benchmark
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Measures time taken to render a photo-realistic 3D image using CINEMA
4D software engine.
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CrystalMark ALU benchmark
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Runs Fibonacci, Napierian, Eratosthenes and QuickSort integer
performance tests on all CPU cores, and reports the sum of results.
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Euler3D benchmark
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Solves specific computational fluid dynamics problem, and
reports a CFD cycle frequency in Hertz.
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FLAC encoding - multiple processes benchmark
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Reports the number of songs, converted from WAV to FLAC
format by all CPU cores using the best possible compression.
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Fritz Chess Benchmark benchmark
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Measures CPU speed by evaluating chess board positions using
Deep Fritz 12 engine.
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H.264 video encoding - multiple processes benchmark
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Measures the number of frames, converted by all logical processors
from MPEG2 format to H.264 format using single-pass method and high quality settings.
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H.264 video encoding - multithreaded benchmark
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Measures the number of frames, converted by all logical processors
from MPEG2 format to H.264 format using multi-threading system calls,
dual-pass method and high quality settings.
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LAME MP3 encoding - multiple processes benchmark
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Reports the number of MP3 songs, encoded by all CPU cores per one minute.
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PCMark05 CPU score benchmark
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Measures CPU performance by running data compression, decompression,
encryption and decryption tests as single-threaded tasks and in
parallel.
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PCMark05 score benchmark
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Measures overall system performance by running 16 general, CPU,
Memory, Graphics and HDD tests, and uses results to calculate a
weighted score, expressed in PCMarks.
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XVid video encoding - multiple processes benchmark
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Reports how many frames per second can be transcoded by all CPU cores
from MPEG2 to XVid (MPEG4) format, utilizing single-pass conversion
method.
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wPrime v1.55 (32M) benchmark
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wPrime benchmark measures time taken by all logical processors to
calculate square roots of numbers from 1 to 33554431 (32M).
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Core i5-6500 vs i7-2600K graphics benchmarks
Graphics benchmarks depend on the type of integrated or discrete
graphics adapter, and to less extent on the processor performance.
Because these benchmarks are synthetic, they may not truly represent
gaming performance. However, they still can be used to estimate whether
one processor will perform faster or slower than another CPU
in games and other 3D tasks.
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3DMark06 3DMark score benchmark
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Measures 3D graphics and game performance of CPU/GPU combination by
running 4 game simulations, that make extensive use of DirectX
9.0/9.0C capabilities.
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CINEBENCH R10 OpenGL score benchmark
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PCMark05 Graphics score benchmark
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Rates graphics subsystem based on several 2D, 3D and video playback
tests.
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Core i5-6500 vs i7-2600K memory performance
Memory-intensive tests or programs move large amounts of data to/from
memory, and they depend more on memory throughput and the size of
on-chip caches, rather than on CPU integer/FP/SIMD performance.
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7Zip compressing/decompressing speed (1 thread) benchmark
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Estimates MIPS (Millions of Instructions Per Second) rating of a
single thread by measuring data compression and decompression speeds,
and dividing averaged result by the number of threads.
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CrystalMark Memory benchmark
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Evaluates Read, Write, Read/Write and Cache memory bandwidth score.
The final result is the sum of measured results.
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PCMark05 Memory score benchmark
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Evaluates CPU cache and memory performance by measuring how fast the
CPU can read, write or copy memory blocks, and randomly access data
within a memory block.
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WinRAR 3.71 (32-bit) compressing/decompressing speed benchmark
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Measures compression and decompression speed of random data in KB per second
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CPUIDs
The table below compares support for x86 extensions and technologies,
as well as individual instructions and low-level features of the Intel Core i5-6500
and Intel Core i7-2600K microprocessors. Information in this table was
retrieved from actual processors using CPUID instruction, and we also
utilized internal timer to measure CPU frequency. Be aware that all
technologies, disabled in BIOS or by a virtual machine, will be shown as not
supported.
Different steppings of Intel processors may also have slightly different features.
In rare cases, measured frequency may differ from official specifications.
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CPUID 1 |
CPUID 2 |
| Manufacturer | Intel |
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| CPU Family | Core i5 | Core i7 |
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| Model / Processor Number | i5-6500 | i7-2600K |
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| Measured Frequency | 3192 MHz | 3424 MHz |
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| CWID version | 0.5 |
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| Part number (supplied) | CM8066201920404 | CM8062300833908 |
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| Part number (guessed) | CM8066201920404 | CM8062300833908 |
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| S-Spec / Stepping Code | SR2BX | |
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| Vendor | GenuineIntel |
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| Processor name (BIOS) | Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz | Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz |
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| Cores | 4 |
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| Logical processors | 4 | 8 |
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| Base frequency | 3200 MHz | |
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| Maximum frequency | 3600 MHz | |
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| Bus / reference frequency | 100 MHz | |
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| Processor type | Original OEM Processor |
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| CPUID signature | 506E3 | 206A7 |
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| Family | 6 (06h) |
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| Model | 94 (05Eh) | 42 (02Ah) |
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| Stepping | 3 (03h) | 7 (07h) |
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| TLB/Cache details | 64-byte Prefetching
Data TLB: 1-GB pages, 4-way set associative, 4 entries
Data TLB: 4-KB Pages, 4-way set associative, 64 entries
Instruction TLB: 4-KByte pages, 8-way set associative, 128 entries
L2 TLB: 1-MB, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Shared 2nd-Level TLB: 4-KB / 2-MB pages, 6-way associative, 1536 entries. Plus, 1-GB pages, 4-way, 16 entries | 64-byte Prefetching
Data TLB0: 2-MB or 4-MB pages, 4-way set associative, 32 entries
Data TLB: 4-KB Pages, 4-way set associative, 64 entries
Instruction TLB: 4-KB Pages, 4-way set associative, 128 entries
L2 TLB: 1-MB, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Shared 2nd-level TLB: 4 KB pages, 4-way set associative, 512 entries |
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Instruction set extensions
+ - feature is supported
- - feature is not supported
Features, not supported by all processors in the table, are not displayed
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