Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6500T 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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 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) i5-6500T CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-6500T CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 21.62

Overall Rank:
1904th fastest in multithreading out of 4844 CPUs
1764th fastest in single threading out of 4844 CPUs
533rd fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $221.52 USD (2021-05-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4790

Single Thread Rating

1791

Samples: 1099*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,444
Thread: 1,727

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	12,314 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,588 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,026 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,431 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	63,990 KBytes/Sec
Physics	393 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,582 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,791 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	HP ProDesk 600 G2 Mini PC P5W00UT (Intel Core i5-6500T 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 SDRAM, 256GB SSD, USB Type-C, Energy Star Certified, Windows 7 Pro)	$619.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP EliteDesk 800 G2 - Mini desktop - i5-6500T 2.5GHz - 4 GB RAM - 128 GB SSD - HD Graphics 530 - GigE Keyboard &Mouse - Win 7 Pro 64-bit	$269.78 (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	$279.99 (www.amazon.com)
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,107
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,482
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,125
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,608
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,270
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,531
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,168
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		4,790

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.16
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		182.41
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.59
Intel Core i9-12900K		140.62
Intel Core i9-13900K		139.08
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		57.82
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		21.62
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 18th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,623
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,907
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,807
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,693
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 i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		1,791

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5073210 - Sep 13 2024		5255
BL5073160 - Sep 13 2024		4874
BL2193226 - Sep 12 2024		5095
BL2189291 - Sep 07 2024		4812
BL2186463 - Sep 04 2024		5109

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
As of 18th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		4,790
AMD PRO A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-6500T		3,652 (-23.8%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-6500T		3,705 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,335 (-9.5%)
AMD A8-7670K vs Intel Core i5-6500T		3,192 (-33.4%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,623 (+17.4%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,165 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,160 (+7.7%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,017 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i5-6400T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,282 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i5-3475S @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,277 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,141 (-13.5%)
Intel Core i5-3330S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		3,885 (-18.9%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		9,410
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,262
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,196
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,036
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,498
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,393
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,091
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,972
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,831
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,779
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,531
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		888

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