Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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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: 21.57

Overall Rank: 1790

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

Average CPU Mark

4779

Single Thread Rating: 1790
Samples: 1018*
*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	12,294 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,570 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,024 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,426 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	63,904 KBytes/Sec
Physics	391 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,572 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,790 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 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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	Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 10HY002AUS Tiny Desktop Computer (i5-6500T, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Windows 7 Pro), Black	$1499.95 (www.amazon.com)
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,328
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,362
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,645
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,575
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,021
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,322
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,767
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,445
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,183
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		4,779

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.80
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.60
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.09
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.71
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		21.57
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 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,635
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,036
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,930
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		1,790

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2087622 - Apr 27 2024		4856
BL2087017 - Apr 26 2024		4978
BL2087003 - Apr 26 2024		4887
BL2086693 - Apr 25 2024		4942
BL2086263 - Apr 25 2024		5082

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 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		4,779
AMD PRO A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-6500T		3,649 (-23.7%)
Intel Core i5-7400T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,748 (-0.6%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,496 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,280 (-10.4%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-6500T		3,705 (-22.5%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,321 (-9.6%)
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,649 (+18.2%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,630 (+17.8%)
Intel Core i5-5675C @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,579 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i3-8100T @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,272 (+10.3%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,167 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,140 (+7.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,972
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,261
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,559
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,176
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,998
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,534
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,516
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		886

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