Intel Core i5-6500 CPU

Name: Intel Core i5-6500
Brand: Intel
SKU: BX80662I56500
Rating: 5.0 (33 reviews)

Intel Core i5-6500 Skylake Quad-Core 3.2 GHz Socket 1151 HD Graphics 530 BX80662I56500

★★★★★

(33 reviews)

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Specifications Overview

Model	BX80662I56500
Release Date	September 2015 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Core i5 6th Gen
Core Name	Skylake
Socket	LGA1151
Integrated Graphics	HD Graphics 530
CPU Cores	4
CPU Threads	4
CPU Clock Rate	3200 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	3600 MHz
TDP	65 W
CPU Cooler included	Yes
Manufacturing Process	14 nm
Maximum Supported Memory	64 GB
Cache L3	6 MB

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Pros

Low power consumption under both idle and load
Great performance

Cons

Not much faster than Haswell

Intel Core i5-6500 Performance comparison with similar Processors

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Intel Core i5-6500 Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4670K [4C / 4T] (195th)		104%
Intel Core i3-6100 [2C / 4T] (196th)		103%
Intel Celeron G5920 [2C / 2T] (196th)		103%
Intel Core i3-8100 [4C / 4T] (198th)		102%
Intel Core i7-4770K [4C / 8T] (199th)		101%
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X [4C / 4T] (200th)		101%
Intel Celeron G5900 [2C / 2T] (201st)		101%
Intel Core i7-7800X [6C / 12T] (201st)		101%
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 [6C / 12T] (203rd)		~
Intel Core i7-4770 [4C / 8T] (204th)		~
Intel Core i5-6500 [4C / 4T] (205th)		100%
Intel Pentium Gold G5500 [2C / 4T] (206th)		99%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X [8C / 16T] (207th)		97%
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X [4C / 8T] (208th)		96%
Intel Core i5-4670 [4C / 4T] (209th)		95%
AMD Athlon 3000G [2C / 4T] (209th)		95%
AMD Athlon 240GE [2C / 4T] (211th)		94%
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [4C / 4T] (212th)		94%
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 [8C / 16T] (213th)		93%
Intel Core i7-5820K [6C / 12T] (214th)		92%
Intel Pentium G4600 [2C / 4T] (215th)		92%

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Intel Core i5-6500 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Excellent value: 88.8% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
5 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-8350K offers 28.1% better value priced at $59.

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Intel Core i5-6500 Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

AMD Ryzen 3 3200G [4C / 4T] (218th)		114%
Intel Core i5-4670K [4C / 4T] (219th)		112%
Intel Core i3-8100 [4C / 4T] (220th)		111%
Intel Core i7-3770 [4C / 8T] (221st)		109%
Intel Core i5-6600 [4C / 4T] (222nd)		108%
Intel Core i5-7640X [4C / 4T] (223rd)		108%
Intel Core i7-3770K [4C / 8T] (224th)		107%
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X [4C / 4T] (225th)		104%
Intel Core i7-4770 [4C / 8T] (226th)		103%
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G [4C / 4T] (227th)		~
Intel Core i5-6500 [4C / 4T] (228th)		100%
AMD FX-8350 [8C / 8T] (229th)		99%
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T [6C / 6T] (230th)		99%
AMD FX-8370 [8C / 8T] (231st)		98%
Intel Core i5-4670 [4C / 4T] (232nd)		95%
Intel Core i5-4590 [4C / 4T] (233rd)		94%
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [4C / 4T] (234th)		91%
Intel Core i5-4460 [4C / 4T] (235th)		90%
Intel Core i5-4430 [4C / 4T] (236th)		87%
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T [6C / 6T] (237th)		84%
Intel Core i5-4570 [4C / 4T] (238th)		83%

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Intel Core i5-6500 Price/Performance Analysis

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core) vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Excellent value: 41.8% better price-to-performance ratio than average.
4 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Intel Core i3-8350K offers 33.7% better value priced at $59.

Expert reviews

Anyway, the Core i5-6500 is a good CPU for an intermediate work or gaming PC. However, if your priority is keep the low cost, the Core i3-6100 is still a more interesting option. On the other hand, if you need CPU multi-task performance, the Core i7-6700K is a better deal.

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