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The AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT is newer than Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz and is significantly faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 39% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT uses around 47% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 9573 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.
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×Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz | ×AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT | + ADD | |
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Socket Type | LGA 1151 | AM4 | |
CPU Class | Desktop | Desktop | |
Clockspeed | 3.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz | |
Turbo Speed | Up to 3.6 GHz | Up to 4.8 GHz | |
# of Physical Cores | 4 (Threads: 4) | 16 (Threads: 32) | |
Cache | L1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MB | L1: 1,024KB, L2: 8.0MB, L3: 64MB | |
TDP | 65W | 105W | |
Yearly Running Cost | $11.86 | $19.16 | |
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First Seen on Chart | Q3 2015 | Q3 2024 | |
# of Samples | 9397 | 176 | |
CPU Value | 66.5 | 151.5 | |
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group) | 2103(-38.6%) | 3426(0.0%) | |
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group) | 5623(-87.2%) | 43925(0.0%) |
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz | 5,623 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT | 43,925 | |
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Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz | 66.5 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT | 151.5 | |
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Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz | 2,103 | |
AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT | 3,426 | |
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Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz | AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT | |
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Max TDP | 65W | 105W |
Power consumption per day (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per day | NA | NA |
Power consumption per year (kWh) | NA | NA |
Running cost per year | NA | NA |