AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE vs Intel Core i5-6500

#ad
Buy
VS

General info

Comparing Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13801357
Place by popularity37not in top-100
Value for money0.510.63
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5 (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Thuban (2010)
Release date2 July 2015 (8 years old)7 December 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$192no data
Current price$49 (0.3x MSRP)$289
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X6 1100T BE has 24% better value for money than i5-6500.

Technical specs

Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads46
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size177 mm2346 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data904 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCLGA1151AM3
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP+no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-6500
3.66

Phenom II X6 1100T BE outperforms Core i5-6500 by 2% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-6500 5632
Phenom II X6 1100T BE 5745
+2%

Phenom II X6 1100T BE outperforms Core i5-6500 by 2% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.66 3.73
Recency 2 July 2015 7 December 2010
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 6
Boost clock speed 3600 3700
Base clock speed 3200 3300
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

We couldn't decide between Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-6500 and Phenom II X6 1100T BE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Cast your own vote

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Intel Core i5-6500
Core i5-6500
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE
Phenom II X6 1100T BE

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

User ratings: view and submit

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.7 1669 votes

Rate Intel Core i5-6500 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
4.3 410 votes

Rate AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions and comments

Here you can ask a question about Core i5-6500 or Phenom II X6 1100T BE, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.