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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: 187.48

Overall Rank:
1759th fastest in multithreading out of 4859 CPUs
1306th fastest in single threading out of 4859 CPUs
492nd fastest in out of 1382 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $29.99 USD (2024-10-05)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5623
Single Thread Rating
2107

Samples: 8513*
*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 Math14,679 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,432 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,429 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,672 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression76,993 KBytes/Sec
Physics446 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,543 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,107 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of October 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st 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$41.35 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$45.00 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 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,092
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,476
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,123
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,066
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,267
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,526
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,164
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,623
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 219.15
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 187.48
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 182.42
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 151.48
Intel Core i9-12900K
 151.37
Intel Core i9-13900K
 142.05
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.61
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 56.73
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 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,162
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,837
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,929
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
BL2209265 - Oct 02 2024
6113
BL2209212 - Oct 02 2024
5845
BL2208975 - Oct 02 2024
6021
BL2208365 - Oct 01 2024
5667
BL2208173 - Oct 01 2024
5668
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 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,623
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i5-6500
 3,220 (-42.7%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,321 (+12.4%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,055 (+7.7%)
AMD FX-8370E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,306 (-5.6%)
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
 4,794 (-14.7%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-6500
 3,796 (-32.5%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,280 (+11.7%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,368 (-4.5%)
AMD Athlon X4 950 vs Intel Core i5-6500
 3,596 (-36.0%)
AMD A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-6500
 3,546 (-36.9%)
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 5th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 9,407
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,259
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,117
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,039
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,480
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 7,971
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,778
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,746
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
 7,539
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 1,022