Intel Core i5-6500 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX

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General info

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Core i5-6500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking131380
Place by popularitynot in top-10037
Value for money6.580.51
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen ThreadripperIntel Core i5 (Desktop)
Architecture codenameChagall PRO (2022)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date8 March 2022 (2 years old)1 September 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$192
Current price$5500 $49 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX has 1190% better value for money than i5-6500.

Technical specs

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Core i5-6500 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads1284
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache4 MB256 KB
L2 cache32 MB1 MB
L3 cache256 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm14 nm
Die size8x 81 mm2122 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °C72 °C
Number of transistors33,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Core i5-6500 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
SocketWRX8FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)280 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Core i5-6500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data+
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Core i5-6500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Core i5-6500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Core i5-6500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size2 TiB64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth204.8 GB/s34.1 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel HD Graphics 530
Max video memory-64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.05 GHz
InTru 3D-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Core i5-6500 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Core i5-6500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA-N/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Core i5-6500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX and Core i5-6500.

PCIe version4.03.0
PCI Express lanes12816

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.

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
60.40
+1550%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Core i5-6500 by 1550% 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%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 92987
+1551%
i5-6500 5632

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Core i5-6500 by 1551% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 1972
+67.5%
i5-6500 1177

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Core i5-6500 by 68% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 17651
+449%
i5-6500 3218

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX outperforms Core i5-6500 by 449% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 60.40 3.66
Recency 8 March 2022 1 September 2015
Physical cores 64 4
Threads 128 4
Boost clock speed 4500 3200
Base clock speed 2700 3200
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 Watt 65 Watt

The Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-6500 is a desktop one.


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