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Intel Core i7-7700K vs Intel Core i5-6500. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2017
Intel Core i7-7700K
Intel Core i7-7700K
Released
Q3/2015
Overall score
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Intel Core i5-6500
Intel Core i5-6500

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-7700K or Intel Core i5-6500? Which processor is faster?

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

Intel Core i7-7700K has a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 91 W. Released in Q1/2017.

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

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    420 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 24% better clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 20% better overclocked clock speed

    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-7700K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    220 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    245 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    195 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    269 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    131 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    316 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    348 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    547 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    721 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    99 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    15 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    190 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    4 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    171 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    37 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    459 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    789 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.71 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 91 W

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

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-7700K Intel Core i7-7700K
Intel Core i5-6500 Intel Core i5-6500
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 i7 left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    7 left arrow 6
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 7000 left arrow Intel Core i 6000
  • Predecessor
    Intel Core i7-6700K left arrow --
  • Successor
    Intel Core i7-8700K left arrow Intel Core i5-7500
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
    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.50 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    4.40 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 630 left arrow Intel HD Graphics 530
  • GPU frequency
    0.35 GHz left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.15 GHz left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    24 left arrow 24
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    9.5 left arrow 9
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q3/2015
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 / Encode left arrow Decode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • 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 Intel Core i5-6500 and Intel Core i7-7700K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-7700K and Intel Core i5-6500 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    91 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-7700K and Intel Core i7-7700K, 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 VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaby Lake S left arrow Skylake S
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 1151
  • Release date
    Q1/2017 left arrow Q3/2015

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-7700K and Intel Core i5-6500.

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
466
Intel Core i7-7700K
354
Intel Core i5-6500
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
2257
Intel Core i7-7700K
1299
Intel Core i5-6500
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
200
Intel Core i7-7700K
153
Intel Core i5-6500
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
995
Intel Core i7-7700K
565
Intel Core i5-6500
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
1229
Intel Core i7-7700K
902
Intel Core i5-6500
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
4719
Intel Core i7-7700K
2956
Intel Core i5-6500
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
442
Intel Core i7-7700K
442
Intel Core i5-6500
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them
335.8
Intel Core i7-7700K
642.1
Intel Core i5-6500
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
5130
Intel Core i7-7700K
3827
Intel Core i5-6500
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
18702
Intel Core i7-7700K
11448
Intel Core i5-6500
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
2.36
Intel Core i7-7700K
1.83
Intel Core i5-6500
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
10.94
Intel Core i7-7700K
6.16
Intel Core i5-6500
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
42.6
Intel Core i7-7700K
36.2
Intel Core i5-6500
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
12089
Intel Core i7-7700K
7809
Intel Core i5-6500

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