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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: 8.33

Overall Rank:
2377th fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1966th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
543rd fastest in out of 1436 Laptop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
3275
Single Thread Rating
1693

Samples: 5907*
*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 Math9,800 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math6,085 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting5,588 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,071 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression43,273 KBytes/Sec
Physics278 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,858 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,693 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of December 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of December 2024.
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


Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2289326 - Dec 20 2024
3550
BL2288544 - Dec 20 2024
3588
BL2286533 - Dec 19 2024
3481
BL2286116 - Dec 18 2024
2754
BL2285176 - Dec 18 2024
3624
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 21st of December 2024 - 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
2,726 (-16.8%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
2,967 (-9.4%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
2,634 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,966 (+21.1%)
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,900 (+19.1%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,644 (+11.3%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,425 (+4.6%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,381 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,230 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,200 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U
3,026 (-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 21st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX
7,111
Intel Core i9-13950HX
6,992
Intel Core i9-13900HX
6,898
Intel Core i9-13980HX
6,818
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
6,520
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX
6,414
Intel Core i7-13850HX
6,258
Intel Core i7-14700HX
6,234
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
6,204
Intel Core i9-13900HK
5,960
Intel Core i9-13905H
5,941
Intel Core i7-14650HX
5,930
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
536