Intel Core i5-6500

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Specifications

Technical data

CPU generation and family

CPU group
Intel Core i 6000
Family
Intel Core i5
Generation
6
Name
Intel Core i5-6500
Predecessor
—
Segment
Desktop / Server
Successor
Intel Core i5-7500

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

A-Core
—
B-Core
—
Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
C-Core
—
Core architecture
normal
CPU Cores
4
CPU Threads
4
Hyperthreading / SMT
No
Overclocking
No
Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
3.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
3.4 GHz

Internal Graphics

DirectX Version
12
Execution units
24
Generation
9
GPU Frequency
350 MHz
GPU name
Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU Turbo
1150 MHz
Max. displays
3
Max. GPU Memory
64 GB
Release date
Q3/2015
Shader
192
Technology
14 nm

Hardware codec support

AV1
No
H.264 / AVC
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
VC-1
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode

Memory & PCIe

ECC
No
Max. Memory
64 GB
Memory channels
2
Memory type
—
PCIe lanes
16
PCIe version
3.0

Encryption

AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

Maximum Operating Temperature
—
TDP (PL1, legacy label)
65 W
TDP (PL2)
—
TDP down
—
TDP up
—

Technical details

Architecture
Skylake S
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
L2-Cache
—
L3-Cache
6 MB
Part Number
—
Release date
Q3/2015
Socket
LGA 1151
Technology
14 nm
Virtualization
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-6500 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

368 place
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

343 place
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

376 place
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

515 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

515 place
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

588 place
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

667 place
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

138 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

221 place
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

339 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

174 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

324 place
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

89 place
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

525 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks Intel Core i5-6500 with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

354

Intel Core i5-6500

356

Intel Pentium Gold G6400T

355

Intel Core i7-8705G

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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1299

Intel Core i5-6500

1349

Intel Core i7-4770

1307

AMD Ryzen 3 2200G

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

153

Intel Core i5-6500

154

Intel Core i7-6700T

154

Intel Core i7-5775R

All the benchmark results

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

565

Intel Core i5-6500

568

Intel Core i7-4700HQ

568

Intel Core i7-4700MQ

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

902

Intel Core i5-6500

905

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E

903

Intel Core i5-7360U

All the benchmark results

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2956

Intel Core i5-6500

2976

MediaTek Dimensity 1000

2975

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

All the benchmark results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-6500

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i5-6600K

442 GFLOPS

Intel Core i7-6700

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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is Open Source Software, creating predefined 3D scenes and measuring the time to execute them

Lower values are better; time in seconds.

642.1 s

Intel Core i5-6500

634 s

Intel Core i3-9100F

637.2 s

Intel Core i5-8265U

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

3827

Intel Core i5-6500

3844

Intel Core i7-5930K

3838

Intel Core i3-4160

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS

Higher values are better in this metric.

11448

Intel Core i5-6500

11464

Intel Core i5-6440HQ

11452

Intel Core i7-4700HQ

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

1.83

Intel Core i5-6500

1.83

Intel Xeon E5-2697 v4

1.83

Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

6.16

Intel Core i5-6500

6.18

AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

6.18

Intel Core i7-8550U

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D

Higher values are better in this metric.

36.2

Intel Core i5-6500

36.2

Intel Core i5-6600

36.2

Intel Core i5-6600K

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

7809

Intel Core i5-6500

7844

Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5

7842

AMD Ryzen 5 3580U

All the benchmark results

Comparable benchmark results are required to suggest performance alternatives.

PL1 is the sustained processor power limit; PL2 is the short-term turbo power limit. They are not measured performance or efficiency.

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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