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Intel Core i5-6500 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7700. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2015
Intel Core i5-6500
Intel Core i5-6500
Released
Q1/2023
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 7 7700
AMD Ryzen 7 7700

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-6500 or AMD Ryzen 7 7700? 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 7 7700 has a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2023.

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 7 7700 Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    85 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 16% better clock speed

    3.80 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 32 % better overclocked clock speed

    5.30 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    29 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    58 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    33 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    43 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    115 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    581 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    77 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    18 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    40 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-6500 Intel Core i5-6500
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 AMD Ryzen 7 7700
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 7
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 7000
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 5700
  • 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 3.80 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 AMD Radeon Graphics (Raphael)
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.40 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 2.20 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 2
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 8 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9 left arrow 9
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow Q3/2022
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 Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 7700 and Intel Core i5-6500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    left arrow DDR5-5200
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-6500 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 65 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,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
  • L2-Cache
    -- left arrow 8.00 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Raphael (Zen 4)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow AM5 (LGA 1718)
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow Q1/2023

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 7 7700.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
442
Intel Core i5-6500
563
AMD Ryzen 7 7700

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