Intel Core i3-4370 vs Intel Core i5-6500

Intel Core i3-4370
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3800 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jul 2014
Intel Core i3-4370
Intel Core i5-6500
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2015
Intel Core i5-6500

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-4370
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    122%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-4370
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-4370
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    145%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-4370

Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-6500.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-6500

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 45% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 22% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-6500

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6500

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-6500

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6500

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-4370Intel Core i5-6500
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
VT-d
TXT
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i3-4370Intel Core i5-6500
ArchitectureIntel_HaswellvsIntel_Skylake
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR4
CodenameHaswellvsSkylake
Release DateJul 2014vsJul 2015

Cores

Intel Core i3-4370Intel Core i5-6500
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 4600vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i3-4370Intel Core i5-6500
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache4096 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-4370Intel Core i5-6500
SocketIntel Socket 1150vsIntel Socket 1151
Max Case Temp72°Cvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA12CvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size177mm²vs177mm²
Process22 nmvs14 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-4370Intel Core i5-6500
Cpu Frequency3800 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3600 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP54 Wvs65 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-4370
    4256 points
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    4140 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-4370
    10214 points
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    14720 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i3-4370
    7137
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    10602

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i3-4370
    3688
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    3693

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • Intel Core i3-4370
    7818
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    11265

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • Intel Core i3-4370
    3376
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    3438

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-4370 (simulated)
    153.95
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    151

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-4370 (simulated)
    380
  • Intel Core i5-6500
    541.5

points - higher is better