Intel Core i5-6500T vs Intel Core i9-11980HK

Core i5-6500T vs Core i9-11980HK specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i9-11980HK performs better than the Core i5-6500T. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-6500T in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i9-11980HK has significantly more cores than the Core i5-6500T. Indeed, the Core i9-11980HK has 8 cores compared to 4 cores found in the Core i5-6500T. It also has more threads than the Core i5-6500T. Our comparison shows that the Core i9-11980HK has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-6500T. Also, the Core i9-11980HK has a significantly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-6500T CPU outputs less heat than a Core i9-11980HK CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. 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.