Intel Core i5-6500T vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600

Processor comparisons 04-02-2023

   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i5-6500T vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like WPrime, Prime95, Furmark, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, PassMark, Gears 5, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, 7zip, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, MATLAB, RealBench, 3DMark, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Last Man Standing
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Fallout 76
Halo Infinite
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Rainbow Six Siege
Valorant
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Red Dead Redemption 2

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 5600 or Intel Core i5-6500T.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Core i5-6500T

51%

Ryzen 5 5600

56%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 5600 is 8% better than Core i5-6500T. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-6500T

51%

Ryzen 5 5600

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Half-Life: Alyx, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, Metro Exodus, DOTA 2A, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.1	97.5
Valorant	103.5	110.8
Cyberpunk 2077	57.9	62.0
Apex Legends	97.3	104.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.6	83.1
Overwatch	83.8	89.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.4	76.4
DOOM Eternal	51.7	55.4
Warzone	80.7	86.4
Assassin's Creed	86.9	93.0
Valheim	85.9	91.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i5-6500T

83%

Ryzen 5 5600

86%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 5 5600 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-6500T since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-6500T	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	132	258
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	464	1999
Cinbench 20 Single-core	272	609
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1030	4634
Cinbench 23 Single-core	724	1593
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2752	11456

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-6500T	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Single-Core	1858	3404
Multi-Core	4857	22494

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Core i5-6500T	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Single-Core	881	1680
Multi-Core	2994	9288

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i5-6500T	AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Announcement date	September 18, 2015	April 04, 2022
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM4
Core name	Skylake	Vermeer
Architecture	x86	Zen 3
Generation	6	5
Turbo Frequency	3.1 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	2.5 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	2460 millions	4800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR4
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	6 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	100-000000927 100-100000927BOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 5600 is 28% better than Core i5-6500T in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 5600 has 2 more core than Core i5-6500T. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6500T is better: 6
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 5600 is better: 32
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-6500T and AMD Ryzen 5 5600 before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i5-6500T - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-6500T specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 5600 specs and review.