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: 66.97

Overall Rank: 1619

Last Price Change: $84.11 USD (2023-06-02)

Average CPU Mark

5633

Single Thread Rating: 2111
Samples: 8086*
*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	14,706 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,457 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,474 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,669 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,164 KBytes/Sec
Physics	447 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,559 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,111 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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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)
	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	$229.00 (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 OptiPlex 7050 MT Desktop Mini Tower - Intel Core i5 6th Gen - i5-6500 - Dual Core 3.6Ghz - 256GB SSD - 8GB RAM - Windows 10 Pro	$248.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,348
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,016
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,633

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.72
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		66.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		2,111

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2080267 - Apr 17 2024		5869
BL2080040 - Apr 17 2024		6016
BL2079691 - Apr 16 2024		5133
BL2078858 - Apr 15 2024		5619
BL2078541 - Apr 15 2024		5692

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 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,633
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,322 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,168 (-8.2%)
Intel Core i3-6320 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		4,509 (-20.0%)
Intel Core i3-6300 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		4,340 (-22.9%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,797 (+20.7%)
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,559 (+16.4%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,023 (+6.9%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,688 (+1.0%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,485 (-2.6%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,742 (+19.7%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,131 (+8.8%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,567 (-1.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,992
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		1,025

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

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