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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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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: 144.24

Overall Rank:
1758th fastest in multithreading out of 4860 CPUs
1306th fastest in single threading out of 4860 CPUs
493rd fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $38.99 USD (2024-10-10)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5624

Single Thread Rating

2108

Samples: 8530*
*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	14,682 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,434 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,430 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,672 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,012 KBytes/Sec
Physics	446 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,544 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,108 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of October 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of October 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$60.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$38.99 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	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	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Refurbished 800 G2 Mini Intel Core i5-6500 3.20 GHz, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Win 10 Pro	$268.56 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Refurbished 800 G2 Mini Intel Core i5-6500 3.20 GHz, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Win 10 Pro	$268.56 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini PC GD50 Intel Core i5-12450H,8 Cores/12 Threads,up to 4.4GHz 16GB DDR4 512GB PCIe4.0 SSD, Triple Screen Display(HDMI2.0/USB-C/DP1.4)Mini Desktop Computer,5 x USB Ports,2.5 G RJ45 LAN,WiFi 6&BT5.2	$295.99 (www.amazon.com)
	TRIGKEY 12th Gen Mini PC Intel Core I5-12450H Mini Desktop Computers OS Pro 16G DDR4 RAM 500G M.2 NVMe PCIE4.0 SSD G12 Micro PC, PC Gaming WiFi 6/BT 5.2/4K@60Hz HDMI 4K@144Hz DP/Type-C	$309.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,079
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,479
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,122
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,603
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,266
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,532
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,163
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,624

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		197.56
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		183.17
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		181.97
Intel Core i9-12900K		151.38
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		144.24
Intel Core i9-13900K		142.02
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.60
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		59.30
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,805
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,691
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,567
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		2,108

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2216350 - Oct 10 2024		5924
BL2215979 - Oct 10 2024		5879
BL2215369 - Oct 09 2024		5866
BL2215146 - Oct 09 2024		5817
BL2214966 - Oct 09 2024		6141

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 12th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,624
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,689 (+1.2%)
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		4,325 (-23.1%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,105 (+8.6%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,056 (+7.7%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,563 (-1.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,494 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		3,580 (-36.3%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs Intel Core i5-6500		3,220 (-42.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,757 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,325 (+12.5%)
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,604 (-0.3%)
AMD FX-8300 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,319 (-5.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,400
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,260
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,105
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,038
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,485
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,086
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,970
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,776
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		1,023

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