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Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6500 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 187.54

Overall Rank:
1770th fastest in multithreading out of 4875 CPUs
1311th fastest in single threading out of 4875 CPUs
498th fastest in out of 1388 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $29.99 USD (2024-10-27)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5624
Single Thread Rating
2107

Samples: 8599*
*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 Math14,680 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,434 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,428 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,673 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression77,013 KBytes/Sec
Physics446 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,542 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,107 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 31st of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 29th of October 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$90.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$29.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 31st of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,038
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,473
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,114
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,596
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 21,866
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,263
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,748
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,543
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,156
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,624
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 31st of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 222.85
Intel Core i9-12900K
 212.70
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 187.54
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 183.98
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 149.90
Intel Core i9-13900K
 143.10
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 59.49
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 31st of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,621
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,161
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,029
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,901
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,804
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,688
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,567
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 2,107
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2232993 - Oct 30 2024
5330
BL2232884 - Oct 30 2024
5657
BL2232647 - Oct 30 2024
5878
BL2232163 - Oct 29 2024
5987
BL2232013 - Oct 29 2024
5182
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 31st of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,624
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i5-6500
 3,218 (-42.8%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,327 (+12.5%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,054 (+7.6%)
AMD FX-8370E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,306 (-5.7%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,163 (-8.2%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 4,791 (-14.8%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-6500
 3,796 (-32.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,279 (+11.6%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,369 (-4.5%)
AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Core i5-6500
 3,596 (-36.1%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-6500
 3,546 (-37.0%)
AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i5-6500
 3,410 (-39.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 31st of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,254
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 10,054
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 9,337
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,263
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,257
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,099
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,036
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,476
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,079
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 7,958
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,820
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 1,023