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: 67.10

Overall Rank: 1381

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

Average CPU Mark

5644

Single Thread Rating: 2116
Samples: 7202*
*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	14,782 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	12,512 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9,565 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,659 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	77,274 KBytes/Sec
Physics	451 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	6,573 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	2,116 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of June 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of June 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of June 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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	$84.11 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Lenovo ThinkCentre M800 SFF Desktop Computer PC, Intel Core i5 6500 3.2GHz, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Built-in WiFi BT,DVD-RW, Wireless Keyboard Mouse,Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)	$212.77 (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	$297.20 (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)	$163.24 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Custom Built OptiPlex Computer Desktop Intel Core i5-6500 Processor 3.20 GHz, 16GB RAM 512GB SSD, New 24 Inch FHD Monitor, Windows 10 Pro Wi-Fi Gaming PC Keyboard & Mouse HDMI (Renewed)	$299.49 (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)	$222.96 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,611
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,813
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,663
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,099
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,960
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,501
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,539
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,136
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,644

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.14
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.40
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.88
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.12
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		67.10
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.81
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.74
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 9th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		2,116

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1835673 - Jun 08 2023		5842
BL1835278 - Jun 07 2023		5826
BL1835190 - Jun 07 2023		5385
BL1834671 - Jun 06 2023		5854
BL1834610 - Jun 06 2023		5628

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 9th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		5,644
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,338 (+12.3%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,168 (-8.4%)
Intel Core i3-6320 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		4,398 (-22.1%)
Intel Core i3-6300 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		4,353 (-22.9%)
Intel Core i5-7600K @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,838 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,026 (+6.8%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,673 (+0.5%)
Intel Core i5-7400 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,512 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,771 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		6,160 (+9.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,544 (-1.8%)
Intel Core i5-6402P @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500		5,445 (-3.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,224
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,106
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,467
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,431
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,799
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,592
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,195
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,798
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,798
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,775
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,745
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,741
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz		1,031

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