Intel Core i5-6500T Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2023-08-11

The Intel Core i5-6500T is a 4 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q3/2015. The Intel Core i5-6500T is based on the 6. generation of the Intel Core i5 series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 1151. The Intel Core i5-6500T scores 785 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 2,449 points.

CPU lineage
Here you can see which group the Intel Core i5-6500T belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i5-6500T.
Name:	Intel Core i5-6500T
Family:	Intel Core i5
CPU group:	Intel Core i 6000
Architecture:	Skylake S
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	6
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	Intel Core i5-7500T

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 4 CPU cores of the Intel Core i5-6500T clock with 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	2.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	3.10 GHz
Turbo Frequency (4 Cores):	2.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics 530, the Intel Core i5-6500T has an build in graphic solution. It has 24 SM processors, which have a total of 192 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name:	Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU frequency:	0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo):	1.15 GHz
Compute units:	24
Shader:	192
Max. GPU Memory:	32 GB

Max. displays:	3
Generation:	9
Direct X:	12
Technology:	14 nm
Release date:	Q3/2015

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	Decode
h264:	Decode / Encode
VP8:	Decode / Encode
VP9:	Decode

AV1:	No
AVC:	Decode / Encode
VC-1:	Decode
JPEG:	Decode / Encode

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i5-6500T supports up to 64 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s.

DDR4-2133 DDR3-1600	34.1 GB/s 25.6 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 Management With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i5-6500T has a TDP of 35 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	35 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-6500T has a 6.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in %%Manufacturing%%. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology:	14 nm
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
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release date:	Q3/2015
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	Technical data sheet

Intel Core i5-6500T
4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz (3.10 GHz)

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the Intel Core i5-6500T 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 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.


	Intel Core i7-3770 4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz	820
	Intel Core i3-8100T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	818
	Intel Core i5-4590 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	811
	Intel Core i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	809
	Intel Core i5-7200U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	806
	Intel Core i7-6500U 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	801
	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz	797

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.


	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U 4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz	2865
	Intel Core i5-4570 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	2841
	Intel Core i5-3570K 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	2808
	Intel Core i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2796
	Intel Core i5-3570 4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	2780
	Intel Core i7-2860QM 4C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	2723
	Intel Core i3-1115G4 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2696

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.


	Intel Core i5-4440 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	786
	Intel Core i7-7Y75 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	786
	Intel Xeon D-1732TE 8C 16T @ 3.00 GHz	786
	Intel Core i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	785
	Intel Pentium G3460 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	785
	Intel Core i5-3550 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	783
	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	783

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.


	Intel Pentium Gold G6605 2C 4T @ 4.30 GHz	2462
	Intel Core i7-975 4C 8T @ 3.33 GHz	2460
	Intel Core i5-3470S 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2455
	Intel Core i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2449
	Intel Core i7-2820QM 4C 8T @ 2.30 GHz	2449
	Intel Core i5-1034G1 4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz	2445
	Intel Core i7-2720QM 4C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	2438

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	1063
	Intel Core i5-4570S 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1062
	Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4 18C 36T @ 3.30 GHz	1061
	Intel Core i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1056
	Intel Core i7-4770T 4C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	1055
	MediaTek Kompanio 1300T 8C 8T @ 2.60 GHz	1053
	Intel Core i3-8100T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1053

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	3082
	Intel Core i5-6440HQ 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	3077
	Intel Core i3-1115G4 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	3076
	Intel Core i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	3068
	Intel Xeon D-1528 6C 12T @ 1.90 GHz	3066
	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	3064
	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	3064

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.


	Intel Core i5-6600K Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i7-6700 Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i7-6700K Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i5-6500T Intel HD Graphics 530 @ 1.15 GHz	442
	Intel Core i5-10210U Intel UHD Graphics (Comet Lake) @ 1.10 GHz	441
	AMD RX-416GD AMD Radeon R6 (Merlin Falcon) @ 0.58 GHz	440
	Intel Core i7-4940MX Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.35 GHz	432

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.


	Intel Core i5-7400T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	4776
	AMD FX-4170 4C 4T @ 4.40 GHz	4770
	Intel Core i5-10210Y 4C 8T @ 2.10 GHz	4768
	Intel Core i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	4764
	Intel Atom C3758 8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz	4750
	AMD FX-4150 4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz	4748
	Intel Core i5-4440 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	4746

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.


	Intel Core i5-4330M 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	134
	Intel Pentium G3450 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	133
	Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 14C 28T @ 3.20 GHz	133
	Intel Core i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	132
	AMD Ryzen 5 2400GE 4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz	132
	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	132
	Intel Core i3-8100T 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	132

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.


	Intel Core i5-7400T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	476
	Intel Core i5-6300HQ 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	475
	AMD Phenom II X6 1075T 6C 6T @ 3.50 GHz	474
	Intel Core i5-6500T 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	464
	Intel Core i5-4570S 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	462
	Intel Core i5-4440 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	462
	Intel Core i5-2500k 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	461

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
527 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
504 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,398 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,371 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,646 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,597 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
1,925 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,319 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,102 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,097 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
941 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
937 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries

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