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 Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB, L3: 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: 8.33

Overall Rank: 1911

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

Average CPU Mark

3275

Single Thread Rating: 1699
Samples: 5425*
*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	9,836 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,119 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,642 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,062 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	43,315 KBytes/Sec
Physics	277 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,861 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,699 MOps/Sec

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

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of June 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of June 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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Pricing History

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	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)
	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)
	2016 ASUS 13.3 inch ZenBook Full HD 1920 x 1080 Laptop PC, Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Bluetooth, Windows 10	$899.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 16 5620 Laptop- 16.0-inch 16:10 FHD+ (1920 x 1200) Display, Intel Core i7-1255U, 16GB Memory, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce MX570, Intel Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Home - Platinum Silver	$877.47 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-32DK Slim Laptop - 15.6" Full HD IPS Display - 11th Gen Intel i3-1115G4 Dual Core Processor - 4GB DDR4 - 128GB NVMe SSD - WiFi 6 - Amazon Alexa - Windows 11 Home in S mode.	$305.97 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,099
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,887
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,257
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,907
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,777
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,136
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,100
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,032
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,954
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,013
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		3,275

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		52.93
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		32.21
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.49
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		8.33
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,717
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,108
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,068
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,710
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,687
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,626
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,458
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,958
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
BL1835543 - Jun 08 2023		3576
BL1835310 - Jun 07 2023		3518
BL1831526 - Jun 02 2023		3480
BL1831476 - Jun 02 2023		3593
BL1830961 - Jun 01 2023		3648

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 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		3,275
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		2,718 (-17.0%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		2,627 (-19.8%)
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,953 (+20.7%)
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,944 (+20.4%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,656 (+11.6%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,458 (+5.6%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,396 (+3.7%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,243 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,213 (-1.9%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,006 (-8.2%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,000 (-8.4%)
AMD FX-8800P vs Intel Core i7-6500U		2,831 (-13.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,302
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,985
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,669
Intel Core i9-13900H		6,020
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,017
Intel Core i7-13620H		5,977
Intel Core i9-12900HK		5,834
Intel Core i7-13700H		5,828
Intel Core i7-13800H		5,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		5,802
Intel Core i9-12900H		5,742
Intel Core i5-13600HX		5,711
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		995

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