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Is the Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]
Description:
Class: Desktop
Socket: LGA 1151
Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz
Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz
Cores: 4 Threads: 4
Typical TDP: 35 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) i5-6500T CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-6500T CPU @ 2.50GHz
CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2015
CPUmark/$Price: 21.50
Overall Rank:
2055th fastest in multithreading out of 5039 CPUs
1910th fastest in single threading out of 5039 CPUs
576th fastest in out of 1422 Desktop CPUs
Last Price Change: $221.52 USD (2021-05-21)
| Integer Math | 12,223 MOps/Sec |
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| Floating Point Math | 10,525 MOps/Sec |
| Find Prime Numbers | 25 Million Primes/Sec |
| Random String Sorting | 7,950 Thousand Strings/Sec |
| Data Encryption | 1,428 MBytes/Sec |
| Data Compression | 63,563 KBytes/Sec |
| Physics | 390 Frames/Sec |
| Extended Instructions | 5,569 Million Matrices/Sec |
| Single Thread | 1,778 MOps/Sec |
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HP Refurbished 800 G2 Mini Intel Core i5-6500T 2.50 GHz, 16GB, M.2/512GB SSD, Win 10 Home |
$268.36 (www.amazon.com)
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Dell Refurbished 7040 Micro Intel Core i5-6500T 2.50 GHz, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Win 10 Pro |
$237.22 (www.amazon.com)
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Dell Refurbished 7040 Micro Intel Core i5-6500T 2.50 GHz, 8GB, M.2/256GB SSD, Win 10 Home |
$238.64 (www.amazon.com)
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Dell Refurbished 7040 Micro Intel Core i5-6500T 2.50 GHz, 8GB, M.2/256GB SSD, Win 10 Pro |
$238.84 (www.amazon.com)
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Dell Refurbished 3040 Micro Intel Core i5-6500T 2.50 GHz, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Win 10 Pro |
$237.59 (www.amazon.com)
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| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 58,757 | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 41,335 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 39,050 | |
| Intel Core i7-12700K | 34,492 | |
| Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 22,126 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 21,870 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 18,195 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 17,717 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 15,640 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 14,146 | |
| Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz | 4,763 |
| Processor | CPU Mark / $Price | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 224.27 | |
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 108.61 | |
| Intel Core i7-12700K | 84.33 | |
| Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz | 21.50 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | NA | |
| Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | NA | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | NA | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | NA | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | NA | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | NA |
| Processor | Average Thread Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i9-13900K | 4,612 | |
| Intel Core i9-12900K | 4,144 | |
| Intel Core i7-12700K | 4,018 | |
| Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz | 3,902 | |
| Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz | 3,836 | |
| Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz | 3,682 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | 3,470 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | 3,363 | |
| Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz | 2,923 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | 2,564 | |
| Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz | 1,778 |
| Baseline | CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| BL2512910 - Mar 27 2025 | 4815 | |
| BL2512629 - Mar 27 2025 | 4918 | |
| BL2512613 - Mar 27 2025 | 4722 | |
| BL2512560 - Mar 27 2025 | 5085 | |
| BL2512339 - Mar 27 2025 | 5265 |
| Processor | Average CPU Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz | 4,763 | |
| Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T | 5,580 (+17.2%) | |
| AMD PRO A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-6500T | 3,648 (-23.4%) | |
| Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T | 5,022 (+5.4%) | |
| Intel Core i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T | 4,101 (-13.9%) | |
| AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs Intel Core i5-6500T | 3,906 (-18.0%) | |
| AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-6500T | 3,755 (-21.2%) | |
| Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T | 4,369 (-8.3%) | |
| AMD A8-7670K vs Intel Core i5-6500T | 3,213 (-32.5%) | |
| AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i5-6500T | 3,211 (-32.6%) | |
| Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T | 5,621 (+18.0%) | |
| AMD FX-8370E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-6500T | 5,329 (+11.9%) | |
| Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T | 5,218 (+9.6%) |
| Processor | Relative Gaming Score | |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 12,190 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D | 11,360 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D | 10,855 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | 10,599 | |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D | 10,539 | |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 10,295 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | 9,824 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 5 245K | 9,702 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | 9,533 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 5 235 | 9,449 | |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | 9,431 | |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D | 9,328 | |
| Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz | 572 |
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