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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.

  • 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.

Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W


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

CPU First Seen on Charts:  Q2 2015

CPUmark/$Price:  30.56     

Overall Rank:  830

Last Price Change:  $184.98 USD (2021-01-21)

Average CPU Mark
rating
5654

Single Thread Rating: 2128
Cross-Platform Rating: 11,170
Samples: 5374*
*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 Math15,088 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,813 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting10 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,579 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression76.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics460 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,775 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,128 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of March 2021.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of March 2021
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of March 2021.

MerchantPrice (USD)Purchase
Amazon.com$184.98Buy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 3rd of March 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 32,847
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,811
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 19,579
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,869
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,864
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 15,093
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,566
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 13,916
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 6,371
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,654
Athlon Dual Core 4050e
 670
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of March 2021 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 81.20
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 67.87
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 65.18
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 60.68
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 51.11
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.00
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 45.18
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 36.00
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 30.56
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Athlon Dual Core 4050e
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 3rd of March 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,548
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz
 3,092
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,976
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,910
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz
 2,788
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
 2,731
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,690
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,585
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 2,128
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz
 2,072
Athlon Dual Core 4050e
 744
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1377062 - Mar 02 2021
5989
BL1376614 - Mar 01 2021
5126
BL1376471 - Mar 01 2021
5396
BL1376200 - Feb 28 2021
5739
BL1375666 - Feb 26 2021
5784
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As of 3rd of March 2021 - Higher results represent better performance
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