Intel Core i5-6685R: specs and benchmarks
Summary
Intel started Core i5-6685R sales 22 April 2016 at a recommended price of $288. Based on a Skylake architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 14 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 3800 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 65 Watt. It supports DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 memory.
Primary Details
Core i5-6685R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (2015−2016) | |
| Release date | 22 April 2016 (8 years ago) | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $288 | of 305 (Core i7-870) |
Detailed Specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Bus support | 4 × 8 GT/s | |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | of 96 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | of 768 (EPYC 7373X) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Maximum core temperature | 71 °C | of 110 (Atom x7-E3950) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-6685R compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6685R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | |
| AES-NI | + | |
| AVX | + | |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | |
| eDRAM | 128 MB | |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | |
| TSX | + | |
| Idle States | + | |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | |
| SIPP | - | |
| Status | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Processor technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | |
| EDB | + | |
| Secure Key | + | |
| MPX | + | |
| Identity Protection | + | |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | |
| OS Guard | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| VT-d | + | |
| VT-x | + | |
| EPT | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Core i5-6685R's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600 | |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | of 786 (Xeon E5-2670 v3) |
| Max memory channels | 2 | of 12 (Xeon Platinum 9221) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | of 460.8 (EPYC 9124) |
| ECC memory support | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Core i5-6685R.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 | |
| Max video memory | 64 GB | |
| Quick Sync Video | + | |
| Clear Video | + | |
| Clear Video HD | + | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | |
| InTru 3D | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-6685R's integrated GPU.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
| eDP | + | |
| DisplayPort | + | |
| HDMI | + | |
| DVI | + |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-6685R's integrated GPU, 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 Core i5-6685R's integrated GPU, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | of 5 (Core i9-12900K) |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | of 128 (EPYC 7551P) |
Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Core i5-6685R, according to our PC configuration statistics.
These are the fastest graphics cards for Core i5-6685R in our user configuration statistics. There is a total of 8 configurations based on Core i5-6685R in our database.
