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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.

  • 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 i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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


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: 8.34

Overall Rank:
2472nd fastest in multithreading out of 5025 CPUs
2051st fastest in single threading out of 5025 CPUs
559th fastest in out of 1453 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3278
Single Thread Rating
1691

Samples: 6094*
*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 Math9,810 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,082 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,582 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,073 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression43,288 KBytes/Sec
Physics278 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,861 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,691 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 10th of March 2025
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of March 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


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,124
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,937
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 20,187
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 18,367
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,827
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,627
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 11,736
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,736
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,645
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
 3,278
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 51.11
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 31.21
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 11.18
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
 8.34
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 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,901
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,682
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,056
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 3,038
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,926
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,662
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,643
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,605
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,412
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
BL2480178 - Mar 14 2025
3552
BL2479759 - Mar 14 2025
3074
BL2478095 - Mar 13 2025
454
BL2477005 - Mar 12 2025
3470
BL2473601 - Mar 11 2025
3490
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 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
 3,278
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 2,723 (-16.9%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 2,972 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 2,637 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,980 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,886 (+18.5%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,640 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,420 (+4.3%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,376 (+3.0%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,222 (-1.7%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,190 (-2.7%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 3,029 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
 2,995 (-8.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
 8,222
Intel Core Ultra 7 265
 7,418
Intel Core i9-14900HX
 7,077
Intel Core 7 250H
 6,905
Intel Core i9-13950HX
 6,867
Intel Core i9-13900HX
 6,840
Intel Core i9-13980HX
 6,797
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
 6,519
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
 6,302
Intel Core i7-14700HX
 6,168
Intel Core i7-13850HX
 6,166
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
 6,161
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
 537