Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 160.90

Overall Rank: 1646

Last Price Change: $34.99 USD (2024-05-17)

Average CPU Mark

5630

Single Thread Rating: 2110
Samples: 8157*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,441
Thread: 1,953

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math	14,695 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,455 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,463 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,669 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,107 KBytes/Sec
Physics	447 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,559 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,110 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of May 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$67.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$58.97 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP W9E14UPABA ProDesk 600 Intel Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz Desktop, 8 GB RAM, Windows 10 Pro	$229.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Business Desktop ProDesk 600 G3 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 (6th Gen) i5-6500 3.20 GHz	$199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 (6th Gen) i5-6500 3.20 GHz - 8 GB DDR4 SDRAM - 128 GB SSD - Small Form Factor - Intel HD Graphics 530 Graphics - 10 x Total USB Port(s) 128GB	$199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell YRY3H OptiPlex 3040 SFF Small Desktop (Intel Core i5-6500, 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro, Black)	$177.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Optiplex 3050 Small Form Factor (SFF) Business Desktop PC, Intel i5-6500 Quad-Core 3.2 GHz, 8GB DDR4, 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD, Ethernet, USB 3.0, DVDRW, Display Port/HDMI, Windows 7 Pro	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,325
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,379
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,631
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,025
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,908
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,314
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,765
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,475
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,630

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.35
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		160.90
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		151.82
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		140.97
Intel Core i9-12900K		124.26
Intel Core i9-13900K		121.41
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.67
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.59
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,171
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,702
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		2,110

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2101582 - May 15 2024		6024
BL2101552 - May 15 2024		5297
BL2101513 - May 15 2024		5890
BL2101407 - May 15 2024		5606
BL5064127 - May 14 2024		5987

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
As of 17th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,630
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		4,677 (-16.9%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		3,596 (-36.1%)
Intel Core i3-7350K @ 4.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		4,958 (-11.9%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,323 (+12.3%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,052 (+7.5%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,305 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,169 (-8.2%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		4,783 (-15.0%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-6500		3,804 (-32.4%)
Intel Core i3-6100T @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		3,667 (-34.9%)
AMD A8-7650K vs Intel Core i5-6500		3,123 (-44.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,294 (+11.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,644
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,268
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,069
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,556
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,406
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,147
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,003
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,557
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,520
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		1,025

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz

Pricing History

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