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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 66.96

Overall Rank: 1510

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

Average CPU Mark

5632

Single Thread Rating: 2113
Samples: 7650*
*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	14,732 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,464 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,512 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,663 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,184 KBytes/Sec
Physics	448 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,555 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,113 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 28th of November 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of November 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	$84.11 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Elitedesk 800 G3 Mini PC Desktop, Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Computer, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, VGA, DisplayPort, USB 3.0 Type-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$149.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 SFF Desktop Computer PC, Intel Core i5 6500 3.2GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, New 1TB SSD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW,Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$179.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 SFF Desktop Computer PC, Intel Core i5 6500 3.2GHz, 16GB DDR4 256GB SSD 2TB HDD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW,Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$222.55 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 SFF Desktop Computer PC, Intel Core i5 6500 3.2GHz, 16GB DDR4 128GB SSD 2TB HDD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW,Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$160.98 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 SFF Desktop Computer PC, Intel Core i5 6500 3.2GHz, 32GB DDR4 RAM,New 1TB SSD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW,Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$271.47 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,544
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,410
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,719
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,611
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,929
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,383
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,410
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,199
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,632

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.85
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.31
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.47
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.89
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		66.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.54
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 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,050
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		2,113

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5052464 - Nov 28 2023		5738
BL1957036 - Nov 28 2023		5807
BL1956707 - Nov 28 2023		5647
BL1956615 - Nov 27 2023		5759
BL1956583 - Nov 27 2023		5267

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 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,632
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,333 (+12.4%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,168 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i3-6320 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		4,494 (-20.2%)
Intel Core i3-6300 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		4,349 (-22.8%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,807 (+20.9%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,029 (+7.0%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,683 (+0.9%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,488 (-2.6%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,749 (+19.8%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,144 (+9.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,554 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-6402P @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,457 (-3.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 3rd of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,213
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,076
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,575
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,426
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,384
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,241
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,886
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,811
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,755
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,516
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		1,027

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

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