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.

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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: 8.35

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: 6218*
*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	9,805 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,076 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,583 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,075 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	43,329 KBytes/Sec
Physics	279 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,863 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,691 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd 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

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	HP Pavilion 15-au010wm 15.6 Inch Laptop (Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz, 12 GB DDR4-2133 SDRAM, 1 TB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive, Windows 10), Silver	$499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS9350-5340SLV 13.3 Inch QHD+ Touchscreen Laptop (6th Generation Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD) Microsoft Signature Edition	$569.00 (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 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)
	Lenovo Flex 3 15.6 Inch Full HD Touchscreen 2-in-1 Notebook (Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Windows 10 Home)	$639.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,862
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,095
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,281
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,759
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,652
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,669
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,711
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,569
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		3,280

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.87
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.97
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.16
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		8.35
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 5600H		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,049
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,029
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,919
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,650
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,634
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,601
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,409
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		1,691

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 22nd 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		3,638 (+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 (-7.6%)
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 22nd of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX		8,764
Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX		8,742
Intel Core Ultra 7 265		8,242
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 i9-13900HX		6,791
Intel Core i9-13950HX		6,784
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,776
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		537

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