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.

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.
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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 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) i5-6500T CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-6500T CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 21.52

Overall Rank: 1671

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

Average CPU Mark

4768

Single Thread Rating: 1785
Samples: 916*
*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	12,278 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,550 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,060 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,415 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	63,761 KBytes/Sec
Physics	390 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,582 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,785 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 6th of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2023.
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 M900 Tiny Desktop Computer - Intel Core i5 i5-6500T 2.50 GHz - Black (10FM0017US)	$89.00 (www.amazon.com)
	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)
	Lenovo M900 Tiny Intel Core i5-6500T 2.50 GHz, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Win 10 Pro (Renewed)	$356.11 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Refurbished 800 G2 Mini Intel Core i5-6500T 2.50 GHz, 16GB, M.2/512GB SSD, Win 10 Pro	$342.60 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo 10MQS3LA00 ThinkCentre M710 Tiny Intel Core i5 6500T 2.5 GHz Desktop, 8 GB RAM, Windows 10 Pro	$783.80 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,539
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,401
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,712
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,607
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,928
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,380
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,407
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,197
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		4,768

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.94
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.82
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.29
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.46
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.87
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.53
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		21.52
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 December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,185
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,943
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		1,785

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5052881 - Dec 03 2023		5323
BL1960359 - Dec 02 2023		4797
BL5052696 - Dec 01 2023		5260
BL5052695 - Dec 01 2023		5177
BL5052694 - Dec 01 2023		5307

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 December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		4,768
AMD PRO A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-6500T		3,659 (-23.3%)
Intel Core i5-7400T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,727 (-0.9%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,489 (-5.9%)
Intel Core i5-3350P @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,262 (-10.6%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-6500T		3,758 (-21.2%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,304 (-9.7%)
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,663 (+18.8%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,632 (+18.1%)
Intel Core i5-5675C @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,546 (+16.3%)
Intel Core i3-8100T @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,345 (+12.1%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,166 (+8.3%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,123 (+7.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,216
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,076
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,568
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,428
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,424
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,225
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,896
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,810
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,695
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,519
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		884

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