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Intel Core i5-6500 Benchmark, Test and specs
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The Intel Core i5-6500 was released in Q3/2015 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket LGA 1151. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the Intel Core i5-6500 achieved a result of 902 points (single-core) or 2,956 points (multi-core).
| Name: | Intel Core i5-6500 |
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| Family: | Intel Core i5 (336) |
| CPU group: | Intel Core i 6000 (24) |
| Architecture: | Skylake S |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Segment: | Desktop |
| Generation: | 6 |
| Predecessor: | -- |
| Successor: | Intel Core i5-7500 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
The Intel Core i5-6500 has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-6500 is 3.20 GHz (3.60 GHz). An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.
| CPU Cores / Threads: | 4 / 4 |
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| Core architecture: | normal |
| Cores: | 4x |
| Hyperthreading / SMT: | No |
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| Overclocking: | No |
| Frequency: | 3.20 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (1 Core): | 3.60 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency (4 Cores): | 3.40 GHz |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
The Intel Core i5-6500 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The Intel Core i5-6500 has the Intel HD Graphics 530 installed, which has 24 streaming multiprocessors (192 shaders).
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 530 |
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| GPU frequency: | 0.35 GHz |
| GPU (Turbo): | 1.15 GHz |
| Compute units: | 24 |
| Shader: | 192 |
| Hardware Raytracing: | No |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
| Max. displays: | 3 |
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| Generation: | 9 |
| Direct X: | 12 |
| Technology: | 14 nm |
| Max. GPU Memory: | 32 GB |
| Frame Generation: | No |
Hardware codec support
Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.
| h265 / HEVC (8 bit): | Decode / Encode |
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| h265 / HEVC (10 bit): | Decode |
| h264: | Decode / Encode |
| VP8: | Decode / Encode |
| VP9: | Decode |
| AV1: | No |
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| AVC: | Decode / Encode |
| VC-1: | Decode |
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Core i5-6500 supports a maximum of 64 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 34.1 GB/s. |
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| Memory type: | Memory bandwidth: |
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| DDR4-2133 | 34.1 GB/s |
| Max. Memory: | 64 GB |
| Memory channels: | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| ECC: | No |
| PCIe: | 3.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth: | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe Intel Core i5-6500 has a TDP of 65 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor. |
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| TDP (PL1 / PBP): | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2): | -- |
| TDP up: | -- |
| TDP down: | -- |
| Tjunction max.: | -- |
Technical details
Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The Intel Core i5-6500 is made in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache.
| Technology: | 14 nm |
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| Chip design: | Monolithic |
| Socket: | LGA 1151 |
| L2-Cache: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 6.00 MB |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| Operating systems: | Windows 10, Linux |
| Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
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| Instruction set (ISA): | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions: | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date: | Q3/2015 |
| Release price: | 250 $ |
| Part Number: | -- |
| Documents: | Technical data sheet |
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Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-6500 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700
8C 16T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
22C 44T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5960X
8C 16T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-5930K
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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Intel Core i7-4770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Processor 300
2C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600 AF
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i3-8100T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-7350K
2C 4T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
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Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Silver 4208
8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon Gold 6142
16C 32T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4790T
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
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Intel Core i5-7500T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Xeon D-1521
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 3200G
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2678 v3
12C 24T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-5575R
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1230L v3
4C 8T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon D-1527
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Xeon D-1520
4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-9100T
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-9100E
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 Single-Core
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600
6C 12T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200 [12nm]
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 Multi-Core
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i7-4770
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2200G
4C 4T @ 3.65 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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AMD FX-8350
8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz |
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AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-5675C
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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Intel Core i7-7700
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7700K
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-7700T
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz |
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AMD A8-6500
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz |
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AMD A8-6600K
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz |
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AMD FX-7500
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.55 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
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Intel Core i7-4790
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3770
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 5 1400
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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Intel Core i7-2700K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4690K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6600T
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4690
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3770T
4C 8T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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Intel Core i3-9100
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-9100F
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Single-Core
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen 3 1200
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD FX-9370
8C 8T @ 4.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4590
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-4570
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-875K
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-3570K
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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Intel Core i7-5775R
4C 8T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz |
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Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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Intel Core i7-4700EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-4701EQ
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-7400
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E3-1220 v6
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz |
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Intel Core i5-6585R
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
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Benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
360 entries
360 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
357 entries
357 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
646 entries
646 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
626 entries
626 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,885 entries
1,885 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,819 entries
1,819 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,510 entries
2,510 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,477 entries
2,477 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
665 entries
665 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
613 entries
613 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,155 entries
2,155 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
212 entries
212 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,457 entries
2,457 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
242 entries
242 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
744 entries
744 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
250 entries
250 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,106 entries
1,106 entries
Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries
942 entries
Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries
938 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries
825 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries
836 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Description of the processor
The Intel Core i5-6500 is a processor of the sixth generation from Intels Core-i5 series. It is based on the Skylake architecture from Intels CPU program and is manufactured in 14 nanometer. The market launch took place in the third quarter of 2015.The Intel Core i5-6500 has 4 physical cores which have a clock frequency of 3.20 gigahertz. In the so-called turbomodus, the processor can increase the clock to up to 3.60 gigahertz. However, this is only possible with the utilization of a single processor core, all cores are claimed to increase the beat after all up to 3.40 gigahertz. The processor can not be overclocked and does not support hyperthreading, so it remains with the above-mentioned clock rates and the 4 physical cores.
The Intel Core i5-6500 has an internal graphics unit named Intel HD Graphics 530. This graphics unit has a basic clock of 350 megahertz and a maximum dynamic clock frequency of 1.15 gigahertz. The Intel HD Graphics 530 originating from the ninth generation of Intels graphics units supports Microsofts DirectX in version 12 and OpenGL in version 4.5. With the graphics unit, up to 3 monitors can be operated in parallel. Over an HDMI connection, a maximum resolution of 4096x2304 is possible at up to 24 Hertz and the display port from 4096x2304 to up to 60 Hertz.
The main memory supports the Intel Core i5-6500 modules of type DDR4 with 1866 and 2133 Megahertz and type DDR3L with 1333 and 1600 megahertz, respectively. The maximum size of the memory that can be addressed via the 2 storage channels can be 64 gigabytes. ECC storage modules are not supported by the processor.
Furthermore, all virtualization technologies and AES-Ni encryption are supported by the Intel Core i5-6500.
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