Intel Pentium B950 vs Intel Core i5-6500
Summary
Intel Pentium B950
100%
Intel Core i5-6500
401%
Relative performance
Intel Pentium B950
100%
Intel Core i5-6500
230%
Relative performance
Intel Pentium B950
100%
Intel Core i5-6500
479%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider Intel Pentium B950 |
| 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 single threaded performance (around 130% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 379% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 301% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6500
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-6500
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Pentium B950 | | Intel Core i5-6500 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit (an NX bit implementation) | | | |
| Smart Cache. | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| vPro | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium B950 | | Intel Core i5-6500 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_SandyBridge | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Mobile | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Sandy Bridge | vs | Skylake |
| Release Date | Jun 2011 | vs | Jul 2015 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium B950 | | Intel Core i5-6500 | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Pentium B950 | | Intel Core i5-6500 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 2048 KB (shared) | vs | 6144 KB (shared) |
Physical
| Intel Pentium B950 | | Intel Core i5-6500 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket G2 (988B) | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | rPGA | vs | FC-LGA12C |
| Die Size | 131mm² | vs | 177mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium B950 | | Intel Core i5-6500 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 2100 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 35 W | vs | 65 W |
Intel Pentium B950
2100 points
Intel Core i5-6500
4140 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
4200 points
Intel Core i5-6500
14720 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
2491
Intel Core i5-6500
10602
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
1719
Intel Core i5-6500
3693
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
2981
Intel Core i5-6500
11265
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
1483
Intel Core i5-6500
3438
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
2145
Intel Core i5-6500
6653
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
2730
Intel Core i5-6500
5746
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
5255
Intel Core i5-6500
19577
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
1.63
Intel Core i5-6500
6.35
points - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
18.9
Intel Core i5-6500
10.4
seconds - lower is better
Intel Pentium B950
34.3
Intel Core i5-6500
10.6
seconds - lower is better
Intel Pentium B950
1333
Intel Core i5-6500
3100
MB/s - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
50
Intel Core i5-6500
174.5
FPS - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
8.9
Intel Core i5-6500
36.1
FPS - higher is better
Intel Pentium B950
0.16
Intel Core i5-6500
2.9
GB/s
Intel Pentium B950
0.13
Intel Core i5-6500
0.48
GB/s
Intel Pentium B950
0.07
Intel Core i5-6500
0.29
GB/s