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Intel Core i5-6500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2015
Intel Core i5-6500
Intel Core i5-6500
Released
Q2/2022
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-6500 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i5-6500 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2015.

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 / 12 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2022.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    789 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-6500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    310 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    404 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    369 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    403 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    526 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    645 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    773 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    757 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    45 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    221 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    345 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    553 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    298 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    89 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    678 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    319 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 14 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    162 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    114 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    165 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    57 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    177 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    290 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    455 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    254 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    159 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-6500 Intel Core i5-6500
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 AMD Ryzen 5 5500
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i5 left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000G
  • Successor
    Intel Core i5-7500 left arrow --
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 530 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow --
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow --
  • Shader
    192 left arrow --
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow --
  • Generation
    9 left arrow --
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow --
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow --
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5500 and Intel Core i5-6500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-6500 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 45 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i5-6500 and Intel Core i5-6500, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Cezanne (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow Q2/2022

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i5-6500 and AMD Ryzen 5 5500.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
354
Intel Core i5-6500
535
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
1299
Intel Core i5-6500
4086
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
153
Intel Core i5-6500
221
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
565
Intel Core i5-6500
1714
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
902
Intel Core i5-6500
1355
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
2956
Intel Core i5-6500
5979
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
7809
Intel Core i5-6500
19607
AMD Ryzen 5 5500

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