TDP
65W
Max RAM
34.1 GB/s
General info
| Type i | Desktop (537 others) |
| Cpu socket i | LGA 1151Intel Core i5-6500 |
| Chipset i | Z270, B250, Z170 (8 others) |
| Has Integrated Graphics i | ✔ (785 others) |
| Release date i | 10 years ago09/01/2015 (13 others) |
| Thermal design power (tdp) i | 65W (199 others) |
| Semiconductor size i | 14 nm (274 others) |
| Cpu temperature i | 71 °C (4 others) |
| Pci express (pcie) version i | 3 (376 others) |
Performance
| CPU Speed i | 4 x 3.2 GHz (9 others) |
| Cpu threads i | 4 threads (157 others) |
| Turbo clock speed i | 3.6GHz (18 others) |
| Has An Unlocked Multiplier i | ✖ |
| L2 Cache i | 1 MB (124 others) |
| L3 Cache i | 6 MB (79 others) |
| L1 Cache i | 128 KB (76 others) |
| L2 Core i | 0.2 MB/core (13 others) |
| L3 Core i | 1.5 MB/core (135 others) |
Benchmarks
| Passmark result i | 5626 |
| Passmark result (single) i | 2106 |
| Geekbench 6 Result (multi) i | 3263 |
| Geekbench 6 Result (single) i | 1197 |
Integrated graphics
| GPU Clock Speed i | 350 MHz (176 others) |
| Gpu name i | HD Graphics 530 (12 others) |
| Gpu turbo i | 1050 MHz (38 others) |
| Gpu execution units i | 24 (92 others) |
| Directx version i | DirectX 12 (574 others) |
| Supported displays i | 3 (289 others) |
| Opengl version i | 4.4 (60 others) |
| Opencl version i | 2 (96 others) |
Memory
| Ram speed (max) i | 2133 MHz (29 others) |
| Maximum memory bandwidth i | 34.1 GB/s (31 others) |
| Ddr memory version i | 4 (397 others) |
| Memory channels i | 2 (845 others) |
| Maximum memory amount i | 64GB (217 others) |
| Bus transfer rate i | 8 GT/s (195 others) |
| Supports ecc memory i | ✖ |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the bus transfer rate of the Intel Core i5-6500?
At 8 GT/s, the Intel Core i5-6500 is 18% above the category average for bus transfer rate, ranking #4 out of 315 — see ranking cpu products.
How much L2 cache does the Intel Core i5-6500 have?
At 1 MB, the Intel Core i5-6500 is 87% below the category average for L2 cache, ranking #625 out of 820 — see ranking cpu products.
How much L1 cache does the Intel Core i5-6500 have?
At 128 KB, the Intel Core i5-6500 is 74% below the category average for L1 cache, ranking #562 out of 656 — see ranking cpu products.
How much L3 cache does the Intel Core i5-6500 have?
At 6 MB, the Intel Core i5-6500 is 73% below the category average for L3 cache, ranking #685 out of 870 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the PassMark result of the Intel Core i5-6500?
At 5626, the Intel Core i5-6500 is 73% below the category average for PassMark result, ranking #701 out of 855 — see ranking cpu products.
How many threads does the Intel Core i5-6500 support?
At 4 threads, the Intel Core i5-6500 is 73% below the category average for CPU threads, ranking #770 out of 951 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the l2 core of the Intel Core i5-6500?
At 0.2 MB/core, the Intel Core i5-6500 is 66% below the category average for l2 core, ranking #650 out of 665 — see ranking cpu products.
How much memory does the Intel Core i5-6500 support?
At 64GB, the Intel Core i5-6500 is 58% below the category average for maximum memory, ranking #530 out of 904 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the multi-core Geekbench 6 score of the Intel Core i5-6500?
At 3263, the Intel Core i5-6500 is 58% below the category average for multi-core Geekbench 6 score, ranking #452 out of 576 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the RAM speed of the Intel Core i5-6500?
At 2133 MHz, the Intel Core i5-6500 is 51% below the category average for RAM speed, ranking #813 out of 929 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the l3 core of the Intel Core i5-6500?
At 1.5 MB/core, the Intel Core i5-6500 is 40% below the category average for l3 core, ranking #445 out of 643 — see ranking cpu products.
What is the gpu turbo of the Intel Core i5-6500?
At 1050 MHz, the Intel Core i5-6500 is 35% below the category average for gpu turbo, ranking #656 out of 746 — see ranking cpu products.
How does it compare?
How does the Intel Core i5-6500's l2 core compare to similar CPUss?
At 0.2 MB/core, the Intel Core i5-6500 trails the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (1.25 MB/core) by 84%.
How does the Intel Core i5-6500's L1 cache compare to similar CPUss?
At 128 KB, the Intel Core i5-6500 trails the AMD Ryzen 3 2200GE (384 KB) by 67%.
How does the Intel Core i5-6500's L2 cache compare to similar CPUss?
At 1 MB, the Intel Core i5-6500 trails the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (2.5 MB) by 60%.
How does the Intel Core i5-6500's RAM speed compare to similar CPUss?
At 2133 MHz, the Intel Core i5-6500 trails the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (4800 MHz) by 56%.
How does the Intel Core i5-6500's l3 core compare to similar CPUss?
At 1.5 MB/core, the Intel Core i5-6500 trails the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (3 MB/core) by 50%.
How does the Intel Core i5-6500's maximum memory compare to similar CPUss?
At 64GB, the Intel Core i5-6500 trails the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (128GB) by 50%.
How does the Intel Core i5-6500's multi-core Geekbench 6 score compare to similar CPUss?
At 3263, the Intel Core i5-6500 leads the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 (1654) by 49%.
How does the Intel Core i5-6500's TDP compare to similar CPUss?
At 65W, the Intel Core i5-6500 leads the AMD Ryzen 3 2200GE (35W) by 46%.
How does the Intel Core i5-6500's PCIe version compare to similar CPUss?
At 3, the Intel Core i5-6500 trails the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (5) by 40%.
How does the Intel Core i5-6500's single-core Geekbench 6 score compare to similar CPUss?
At 1197, the Intel Core i5-6500 trails the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (1983) by 40%.
How does the Intel Core i5-6500's gpu execution units compare to similar CPUss?
At 24, the Intel Core i5-6500 leads the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (16) by 33%.
How does the Intel Core i5-6500's L3 cache compare to similar CPUss?
At 6 MB, the Intel Core i5-6500 leads the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 (4 MB) by 33%.