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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: 66.55

Overall Rank:
1838th fastest in multithreading out of 4970 CPUs
1369th fastest in single threading out of 4970 CPUs
517th fastest in out of 1406 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $84.50 USD (2025-02-05)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
5623
Single Thread Rating
2104

Samples: 9125*
*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 Math14,655 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math12,427 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting9,409 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,678 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression76,930 KBytes/Sec
Physics445 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions6,545 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread2,104 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 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.com$98.81 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,835
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,391
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,069
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,577
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,111
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,878
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,216
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,726
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,618
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,152
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,623
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 200.77
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 190.91
Intel Core i9-12900K
 155.19
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 145.24
Intel Core i9-13900K
 117.67
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.54
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 66.55
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 47.31
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,684
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,565
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 2,104
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2388247 - Feb 03 2025
5958
BL2388214 - Feb 03 2025
5907
BL2387763 - Feb 03 2025
5874
BL2387716 - Feb 03 2025
5083
BL2387465 - Feb 03 2025
5425
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 6th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 5,623
Intel Core i5-6600K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,308 (+12.2%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,169 (-8.1%)
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,278 (+11.6%)
Intel Core i5-5675C @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,643 (+0.4%)
Intel Core i3-6320 @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 4,484 (-20.3%)
Intel Core i5-7600 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,536 (+16.2%)
Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,032 (+7.3%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 4,902 (-12.8%)
Intel Core i3-9100F @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,731 (+19.7%)
Intel Core i3-8100 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 6,100 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i5-4670 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,504 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i5-6402P @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500
 5,365 (-4.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,188
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,867
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,650
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,604
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,307
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,846
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,516
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,461
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,266
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
 9,116
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,040
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz
 663