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Intel Core i5-6500 vs Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2015
Intel Core i5-6500
Intel Core i5-6500
Released
Q3/2013
Overall score
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Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2

What's the best choice Intel Core i5-6500 or Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2? 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.

Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 8 / 16 Cores. Power consumption of 130 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    789 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.00 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 130 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
  • More number of cores

    About 2 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 8 % better overclocked clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    439 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i5-6500 Intel Core i5-6500
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2
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 Intel Xeon E5
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 6000 left arrow Intel Xeon E5 v2
  • 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 3.00 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No 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 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 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 and Intel Core i5-6500. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    left arrow DDR3-1066DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 4
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i5-6500 and Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 130 W
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 VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 25.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Skylake S left arrow Ivy Bridge EP
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Socket
    LGA 1151 left arrow LGA 2011
  • Release date
    Q3/2015 left arrow Q3/2013

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 Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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