Comparing Core i5-7500 and Core i5-6500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price. Show
Place in performance rankingPlace by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100Value for money7.190.51Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processorSeriesIntel Core i5Intel Core i5 (Desktop)Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Skylake (2015−2016)Release date3 January 2017 (6 years old)1 September 2015 (8 years old)Launch price (MSRP)$202$192Current price$102 (0.5x MSRP)$49 (0.3x MSRP) Value for money Performance per price, higher is better. i5-7500 has 1310% better value for money than i5-6500. Technical specsCore i5-7500 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)Threads44Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.2 GHzBoost clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHzL1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)Chip lithography14 nm14 nmDie sizeno data177 mm2Maximum core temperature100 °C71 °CMaximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C64 bit support++Windows 11 compatibility--Unlocked multiplier-- CompatibilityInformation on Core i5-7500 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 configuration11SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt Technologies and extensionsTechnological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7500 and Core i5-6500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology. Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2AES-NI++AVX++vPro++Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0Hyper-Threading Technology--TSX++TSX++Idle States++Thermal Monitoring++SIPP Security technologiesCore i5-7500 and Core i5-6500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks. TXT++EDB++Secure Key++MPX++Identity Protection++SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® MEOS Guard++ Virtualization technologiesVirtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7500 and Core i5-6500 are enumerated here. AMD-V++VT-d++VT-x++EPT++ Memory specsTypes, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7500 and Core i5-6500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported. Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3, DDR4Maximum memory size64 GB64 GBMax memory channels22Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s34.1 GB/sECC memory support-- Graphics specificationsGeneral parameters of integrated GPUs, if any. Integrated graphics card CompareIntel HD Graphics 630Intel HD Graphics 530Max video memory64 GB64 GBQuick Sync Video++Clear Video++Clear Video HD++Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.05 GHzInTru 3D++ Graphics interfacesAvailable interfaces and connections of Core i5-7500 and Core i5-6500 integrated GPUs. Number of displays supported33eDPno data+DisplayPortno data+HDMIno data+DVIno data+ Graphics image qualityMaximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-7500 and Core i5-6500 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces. 4K resolution support++Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24HzMax resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60HzMax resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60HzMax resolution over VGAno dataN/A Graphics API supportAPIs supported by Core i5-7500 and Core i5-6500 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included. PeripheralsSpecifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7500 and Core i5-6500. PCIe version3.03.0PCI Express lanes1616 Synthetic benchmark performanceVarious benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better. Combined synthetic benchmark scoreThis 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. Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 13% in our combined benchmark results. PassmarkPassmark 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: 67% Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 13% in Passmark. GeekBench 5 Single-CoreGeekBench 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: 40% Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 8% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core. GeekBench 5 Multi-CoreGeekBench 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: 40% Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 8% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core. 3DMark06 CPU3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package. Benchmark coverage: 19% Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 9% in 3DMark06 CPU. wPrime 32wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor. Benchmark coverage: 18% Core i5-6500 outperforms Core i5-7500 by 9% in wPrime 32. Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-coreCinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version. Benchmark coverage: 17% Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 9% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core. Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-coreCinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads. Benchmark coverage: 15% Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 8% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core. Cinebench 15 64-bit single-coreCinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources. Benchmark coverage: 14% Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 9% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core. Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-coreCinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources. Benchmark coverage: 14% Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 5% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core. TrueCrypt AESTrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second. Benchmark coverage: 13% Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 10% in TrueCrypt AES. WinRAR 4.0WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second. Benchmark coverage: 13% Core i5-6500 outperforms Core i5-7500 by 4% in WinRAR 4.0. x264 encoding pass 1x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second. Benchmark coverage: 13% Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 4% in x264 encoding pass 1. x264 encoding pass 2x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second. Benchmark coverage: 13% Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 9% in x264 encoding pass 2. 3DMark Fire Strike PhysicsBenchmark coverage: 4% Core i5-7500 outperforms Core i5-6500 by 11% in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics. Mining hashratesCryptocurrency mining performance of Core i5-7500 and Core i5-6500. Usually measured in megahashes per second. Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) no data 40 Mh/s Gaming performanceAdvantages and disadvantagesPerformance score 4.16 3.68 Integrated graphics card 3.08 2.58 Recency 3 January 2017 1 September 2015 Cost $202 $192 Boost clock speed 3800 3600 Base clock speed 3400 3200 The Core i5-7500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-6500 in performance tests. Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-7500 and Core i5-6500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer. Cast your own voteDo you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU. Core i5-7500 Core i5-6500 Similar processor comparisonsWe 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 submitHere you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself. Rate Intel Core i5-7500 on a scale of 1 to 5:  Rate Intel Core i5-6500 on a scale of 1 to 5: Questions and commentsHere you can ask a question about Core i5-7500 or Core i5-6500, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch. |
