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

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: 47.14

Overall Rank: 1192

Last Price Change: $119.99 USD (2022-09-30)

Average CPU Mark

5657

Single Thread Rating: 2121
Samples: 6392*
*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	14,936 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,653 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,640 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	75.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	453 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,628 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,121 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 30th of September 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of September 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of September 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$160.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$119.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Z240 Tower Computer Desktop PC, Intel Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Processor, \| 32GB Ram, 256GB SSD + 2TB HDD \| HDMI, AMD Radeon RX-550 4GB Graphics, Wireless WiFi, Windows 10 (Renewed)	$398.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ProDesk Desktop Customized RGB Lights Computer Intel Core i5 6500 3.2 GHz 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Win 10 Pro Gaming PC Keyboard & Mouse (Renewed)	$169.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP 800 G3 Small Form Computer Desktop PC, Intel Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Processor, \| 16GB Ram, 128GB SSD + 500GB HDD \| HDMI, AMD Radeon RX-550 4GB Graphics, Wireless WiFi, Windows 10 (Renewed), Black	$394.24 (www.amazon.com)
	HP 800 G3 Small Form Computer Desktop PC, Intel Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Processor, 16GB Ram, 256GB NVMe SSD + 500GB HDD, HDMI, NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GB DDR5, WiFi, Windows 10 (Renewed Black 600	$406.54 (www.amazon.com)
	HP 800 G3 Small Form Computer Desktop PC, Intel Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Processor, \| 8GB Ram, 128GB SSD + 500GB HDD \| HDMI, AMD Radeon RX-550 4GB Graphics, Wireless WiFi, Windows 10 (Renewed), Black	$387.29 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 30th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,711
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,253
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,038
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,971
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,191
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,636
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,816
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,555
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,458
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,799
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,657

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		137.07
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		129.27
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		85.38
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		73.81
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		47.14
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		46.06
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		41.82
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		33.88
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 30th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,832
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,748
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,355
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,070
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,953
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,894
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,755
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,570
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		2,121

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1639009 - Sep 30 2022		5915
BL1638835 - Sep 29 2022		3887
BL1638812 - Sep 29 2022		5780
BL1638324 - Sep 29 2022		5905
BL1638315 - Sep 29 2022		6024

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
As of 30th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,657
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz		6,097
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz		5,655
Intel Core i3-6320 @ 3.90GHz		4,389
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X		6,952
Intel Core i5-4690 @ 3.50GHz		5,591
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz		5,506
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz		5,350
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz		4,344
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz		6,771
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz		6,329
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz		6,166
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz		5,556

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

Pricing History

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