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

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: 8.32

Overall Rank: 1658

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

Average CPU Mark

3271

Single Thread Rating: 1699
Samples: 5233*
*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	9,875 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,153 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,053 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	42.2 MBytes/Sec
Physics	276 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,858 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,699 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2022.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of October 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of October 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Lenovo IdeaPad 3 11 Chromebook Laptop, 11.6" HD Display, Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Intel UHD Graphics 600, Chrome OS, Onyx Black	$109.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire 5 Slim Laptop, 15.6 inches Full HD IPS Display, AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, Vega 3 Graphics, 4GB DDR4, 128GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 in S Mode, A515-43-R19L, Silver	$339.14 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell XPS 13 9310 Touchscreen Laptop 13.4 inch FHD+ Thin and Light. Intel Core i7-1195G7, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, 2Yr OnSite, 6 months Dell Migrate – Silver	$1699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire Vero AV15-51-7617 Green PC \| 15.6" FHD IPS 100% sRGB-Display \| 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1195G7 \| Intel Iris Xe Graphics \| 16GB DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe SSD \| Wi-Fi 6 \| PCR Materials \| Vero-Sleeve	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo Chromebook C330 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop, 11.6" HD Display, MediaTek MT8173C, 4GB RAM, 64GB Storage, Chrome OS, Blizzard White	$188.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 7th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,247
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,036
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,352
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,952
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,450
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		12,233
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11,139
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		10,024
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		7,065
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		6,974
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		3,271

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		25.38
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		18.45
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.60
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		8.32
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 7th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,832
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,748
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,075
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,700
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,633
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,473
Intel Core i7-8750H @ 2.20GHz		2,315
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz		2,074
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U		1,973
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
BL1643583 - Oct 07 2022		3692
BL1641800 - Oct 04 2022		3331
BL1636890 - Sep 26 2022		3627
BL1636648 - Sep 26 2022		3520
BL5022816 - Sep 25 2022		3412

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
As of 7th of October 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		3,271
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz		2,717
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz		2,624
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz		3,927
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz		3,982
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz		3,664
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz		3,470
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz		3,395
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz		3,251
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz		3,207
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz		3,008
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz		2,970
AMD FX-8800P		2,813

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