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Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6500 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 i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

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


Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.6 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz, Intel Core i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
1927th fastest in multithreading out of 5090 CPUs
1453rd fastest in single threading out of 5090 CPUs
543rd fastest in out of 1434 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5618
Single Thread Rating
2100

Samples: 9655*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,441
Thread: 1,953

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math14,628 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,417 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers27 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,390 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,679 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression76,766 KBytes/Sec
Physics444 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,553 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,100 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$85.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,722
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,488
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,131
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,184
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,618
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 147.03
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.18
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.32
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 2,100
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2569178 - Apr 20 2025
5532
BL2569046 - Apr 20 2025
5713
BL2568930 - Apr 20 2025
5572
BL2568890 - Apr 20 2025
5668
BL5092426 - Apr 20 2025
5571
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,618
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,303 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i5-6600 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,057 (+7.8%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,171 (-8.0%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 4,760 (-15.3%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,267 (+11.6%)
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,746 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i5-5675C @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,714 (+1.7%)
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,580 (-0.7%)
Intel Core i5-5575R @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,097 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i3-6320 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 4,409 (-21.5%)
Intel Core i3-6300 @ 3.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 4,337 (-22.8%)
Intel Core i5-6400T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 4,262 (-24.1%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 25th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,410
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,172
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,319
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,846
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,612
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,508
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,293
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,815
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,700
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,524
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,417
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,292
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 661


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