Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6500TE 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.
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Is the Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 2.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.3 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) i5-6500TE CPU @ 2.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 10.13

Overall Rank:
2388th fastest in multithreading out of 5790 CPUs
2173rd fastest in single threading out of 5790 CPUs
638th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $489.95 USD (2023-01-26)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

4962

Single Thread Rating

1817

Samples: 49*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,792
Thread: 1,789

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz

Integer Math	12,563 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,490 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,311 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,537 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	68,616 KBytes/Sec
Physics	395 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,653 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,817 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of February 2026.
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 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,451
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,284
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,132
Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz		4,962

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.40
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz		10.13
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz		1,817

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3195842 - Jan 08 2026		4605
BL3174463 - Dec 30 2025		5278
BL3158390 - Dec 23 2025		5107
BL3080275 - Nov 24 2025		5250
BL2898938 - Sep 10 2025		5425

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz		4,962
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500TE		6,069 (+22.3%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500TE		5,602 (+12.9%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500TE		5,173 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500TE		4,772 (-3.8%)
Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500TE		4,099 (-17.4%)
AMD Athlon X4 845 vs Intel Core i5-6500TE		3,757 (-24.3%)
AMD A10-7870K vs Intel Core i5-6500TE		3,512 (-29.2%)
AMD PRO A10-8850B vs Intel Core i5-6500TE		3,752 (-24.4%)
AMD Athlon 5370 APU vs Intel Core i5-6500TE		1,918 (-61.3%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500TE		6,032 (+21.6%)
Intel Core i5-5675C @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500TE		5,703 (+14.9%)
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500TE		5,572 (+12.3%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,380
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,779
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
Intel Core i5-6500TE @ 2.30GHz		581

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