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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.
  • 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 i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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


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: 63.46

Overall Rank:
2330th fastest in multithreading out of 5442 CPUs
2159th fastest in single threading out of 5442 CPUs
627th fastest in out of 1476 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $75.00 USD (2025-04-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4759
Single Thread Rating
1774

Samples: 1713*
*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 Math12,188 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,512 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting7,902 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,432 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression63,437 KBytes/Sec
Physics389 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions5,579 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,774 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of November 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,563
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,421
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,962
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,512
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,117
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,686
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
 4,759
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 256.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 183.61
Intel Core i5-12400F
 145.34
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 138.15
Intel Core i9-14900K
 127.59
Intel Core i9-13900K
 103.40
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
 63.46
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 47.80
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 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,679
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
 1,774
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3034176 - Nov 07 2025
3560
BL3032861 - Nov 06 2025
4873
BL3031764 - Nov 06 2025
5141
BL3029715 - Nov 05 2025
4543
BL3028633 - Nov 05 2025
5094
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 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
 4,759
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
 5,600 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
 5,171 (+8.6%)
Intel Core i5-5675C @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
 5,689 (+19.5%)
Intel Core i3-6300 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
 4,343 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i3-6098P @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
 3,978 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
 4,915 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
 6,049 (+27.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
 5,491 (+15.4%)
Intel Core i5-4570 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
 5,238 (+10.1%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
 4,791 (+0.7%)
Intel Core i5-7400T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
 4,690 (-1.5%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
 4,655 (-2.2%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,425
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,801
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,504
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,498
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,613
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,502
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,481
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,431
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
 572