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Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i7-6500U 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 i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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

Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 520

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 7.5 W

TDP Up: 25 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6500U CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i7-6500U CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 8.35

Overall Rank:
2554th fastest in multithreading out of 5126 CPUs
2121st fastest in single threading out of 5126 CPUs
591st fastest in out of 1486 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $393.00 USD (2015-07-01)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3280
Single Thread Rating
1691

Samples: 6217*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,534
Thread: 1,655

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math9,804 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,075 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,583 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,075 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression43,327 KBytes/Sec
Physics279 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,863 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,691 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of May 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 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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Pricing History


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2634170 - May 18 2025
3714
BL2632854 - May 18 2025
3638
BL2632179 - May 17 2025
3577
BL2632053 - May 17 2025
1996
BL2631321 - May 17 2025
3315
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
3,280
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
2,724 (-16.9%)
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,866 (+17.9%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
2,979 (-9.2%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
2,638 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,973 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,637 (+10.9%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,411 (+4.0%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,372 (+2.8%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,215 (-2.0%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,192 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,032 (-7.5%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
2,995 (-8.7%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
8,750
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
8,742
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
8,236
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
7,738
AMD Ryzen AI Max 390
7,108
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,064
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
6,953
AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 390
6,952
Intel Core 7 250H
6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,791
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,791
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,776
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
537