Intel Core i5-6500T vs Intel Core i5-6600T

Compare Intel 6th Generation Core i5 4 core CPU vs Intel 6th Generation Core i5 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

1700 points

2037 points

19% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

3223 points

3823 points

18% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1288 points

1547 points

20% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1236 points

1485 points

20% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

45.50 points

46.95 points

3% slightly higher Blender score

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

2781 points

3085 points

10% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1003 points

1154 points

15% slightly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

2827 points

3083 points

9% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1042 points

1165 points

11% slightly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

Identical

Threads

Number of logical processing units

Identical

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.5 GHz

2.7 GHz

8% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.1 GHz

3.5 GHz

12% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

35 W

Identical

35 W

PCIe Lanes

Number of physical connections between the CPU and expansion slots

Identical

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

Identical

Supported Memory

Maximum amount of RAM supported by this CPU

64 GiB

Identical

64 GiB

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

775th of 1,089

710th of 1,089

Family

The product line

6th Generation Core i5

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2015 August

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-1866

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Core i5-6500T vs Core i5-6600T comparison

In our benchmarks, the Core i5-6600T beats the Core i5-6500T in overall performance. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-6500T in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Core i5-6600T has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-6500T. Also, the Core i5-6600T has a slightly higher turbo speed. Both these chips have an identical TDP (Thermal Design Power). This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-6500T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.