Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

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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: 8.34

Overall Rank: 2183

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

Average CPU Mark

3279

Single Thread Rating: 1699
Samples: 5699*
*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 Math	9,813 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,099 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,619 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,070 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	43,381 KBytes/Sec
Physics	278 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,861 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,699 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th 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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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP 13-d040wm ENVY Laptop, 13.3" QHD+ IPS Display(3200 x 1800), Intel Core i7-6500U(2.5GHz), 8GB RAM, 256GB Solid State Drive, Bluetooth, Windows10, 7.5 hours battery life - Silver	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo 2-in-1 15.6" Full HD Touchscreen Laptop, Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce 940M, 802.11ac, Bluetooth, HDMI, Webcam, Windows 10	$599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Envy x360 15.6" Touchscreen 2-in-1 IPS FHD (1920 x 1080) Laptop PC \| Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz \| 8GB DDR3L RAM \| 1TB HDD \| Backlit Keyboard \| Bluetooth 4.0 \| HDMI \| B&O Play \| Windows 10	$1049.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell i5568 15.6" FHD 2-in-1 Laptop (Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz Processor, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD, Windows 10) Gray	$599.95 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Edge 2 1580 15.6" Full HD IPS 2-in-1 Touchscreen Notebook Computer, Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Home	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,014
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,089
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,635
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,574
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,426
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,070
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,937
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,889
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,827
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		3,279

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.24
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.80
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.34
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		8.34
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,088
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,049
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,690
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,666
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,617
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,443
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,435
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		1,699

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2077803 - Apr 14 2024		3511
BL2077207 - Apr 13 2024		3531
BL2076382 - Apr 12 2024		3581
BL2076091 - Apr 12 2024		3497
BL2075885 - Apr 12 2024		2253

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 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		3,279
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		2,725 (-16.9%)
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		3,979 (+21.3%)
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,905 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,649 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,442 (+5.0%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,386 (+3.3%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,233 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,207 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,020 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		2,995 (-8.6%)
AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i7-6500U		2,851 (-13.1%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,120
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,006
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,938
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,887
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,750
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,700
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,412
Intel Core i9-13905H		6,237
Intel Core i9-13900HK		6,231
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H		6,207
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H		6,026
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,970
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		997

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