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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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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: 86.24

Overall Rank:
2035th fastest in multithreading out of 5274 CPUs
1542nd fastest in single threading out of 5274 CPUs
559th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $65.00 USD (2025-07-16)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5606
Single Thread Rating
2094

Samples: 10147*
*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 Math14,589 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,393 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,360 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,678 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression76,530 KBytes/Sec
Physics442 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,550 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,094 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of July 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$79.92 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,615
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,008
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,428
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,146
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,860
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,495
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,154
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,701
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,149
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,606
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 229.62
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.87
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 152.98
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 137.51
Intel Core i9-13900K
 135.06
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 86.24
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.18
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.50
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 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,609
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 2,094
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2762081 - Jul 13 2025
5626
BL2761851 - Jul 13 2025
5557
BL2761675 - Jul 13 2025
5780
BL2759215 - Jul 12 2025
5224
BL2758965 - Jul 12 2025
5129
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 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,606
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 4,757 (-15.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,261 (+11.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G vs Intel Core i5-6500
 7,006 (+25.0%)
Intel Core i3-6300 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 4,334 (-22.7%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,937 (+23.8%)
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,556 (+17.0%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,028 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,697 (+1.6%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 4,912 (-12.4%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,711 (+19.7%)
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,306 (+12.5%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,084 (+8.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,145
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,283
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,564
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,474
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,798
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,790
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,618
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,528
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,474
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 659