CPU Compare

Intel Core i5-6500

Intel Core i7-3820

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Core i5-6500
44
Core i7-3820
36
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Core i5-6500
8
Core i7-3820
9
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
Core i5-6500
5
Core i7-3820
3
SysReqs Overall Score
Generic CPU rating
Core i5-6500
19
Core i7-3820
16

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5-6500
2118
Core i7-3820
1737
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5-6500
5645
Core i7-3820
5780
Geekbench CPU (Single-Core)
Core i5-6500
1197
Core i7-3820
622
Geekbench CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5-6500
3265
Core i7-3820
2288

Specifications

Comparing technical specifications of the Intel Core i5-6500 and Intel Core i7-3820

General

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Name Core i5-6500 Core i7-3820
Segment Desktop Desktop
Codename Skylake Sandy Bridge
Release Date Sep 2015 Jan 2012
Integrated Graphics Intel HD Graphics 530 None
Unlocked Multiplier No No

CPU

Cores 4 4
Threads 4 8
Base Clock 3.20 3.60
Turbo Clock 0.00 0.00
L1 Cache 256 KB 256 KB
L2 Cache 1 MB 1 MB
L3 Cache 6 MB 10 MB

Package

Lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Socket LGA1151 LGA2011
TDP 65 130
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