Intel Core i5 6500 4-core LGA 1151
Cores 4
Threads 4
Boost Clock 3600 MHz
L3 Cache 6 MB
TDP 65 W
Socket LGA 1151
Integrated Graphics Intel HD Graphics 530
44 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong platform (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average social proof (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Brand | Intel |
| Series | Core i5 |
| Model | i5-6500 |
| Codename | Skylake |
| Class | desktop |
| Process | 14 |
Cores & Clocks
| Cores | 4 |
| P-cores | 4 |
| Threads | 4 |
| Base Clock | 3200 |
| Boost Clock | 3600 |
Cache
| L2 Cache | 1 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Performance
| PassMark Multi | 5597 |
| PassMark Single | 2087 |
Memory
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
| Max Speed | 2133 |
| Channels | 2 |
| Max Memory | 64 |
| ECC | No |
Platform & Power
| Socket | LGA 1151 |
| PCIe | 3 |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 |
| TDP | 65 |
| Unlocked | No |
Graphics & AI
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Intel Core i5 6500 | AMD Ryzen 9 7900X | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | PC Server and Parts E5-2697 v2-cr | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | DAKboard CPU v4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 12 | 32 | - | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 24 | 64 | - | 4 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3600 | 5600 | 3500 | - | 3400 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 6 | 64 | 256 | - | 8 | - |
| Tdp W | 65 | 170 | 200 | - | 270 | - |
| Socket | LGA 1151 | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | - | AM4 | BGA |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Affordability | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 6500 | 50.1 | 55.1 | 65.5 | 52.2 | 43.7 | 17.6 | 91 | 58.1 |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Compare | 93.8 | 93.6 | 94.4 | 86.7 | 93 | 96.4 | 36.3 | 93.2 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 97.8 | 90.9 | 76.9 | 31.5 | 47.4 | 0 | 88 | 51.6 |
| PC Server and Parts E5-2697 v2-cr Compare | 50 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 29.2 | 67.8 | 0 | 87.3 | 45 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 44.9 | 62.7 | 61.2 | 26.6 | 46.3 | 90.3 | 76.1 | 50.9 |
| DAKboard CPU v4 Compare | 8.5 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 58.7 | 55.2 | 17 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
New Open Box / Refurbished
Usage Scores
- Overall44
- AI/LLM37.3
- Budget65.1
- Gaming39.2
- Server36.1
- Efficiency47.5
- Productivity43.7
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