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
52 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong social proof (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong user sentiment (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong platform (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
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 7 7800X3D | Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 | PC Server and Parts E5-2697 v2-cr | be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 | MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 8 | 32 | - | 4 | - |
| Threads | 4 | 16 | 64 | - | 4 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3600 | 5000 | 3500 | - | 3400 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 6 | 96 | 256 | - | 8 | - |
| Tdp W | 65 | 120 | 200 | - | 270 | - |
| Socket | LGA 1151 | AM5 | Socket A/Socket 462 (PGA 462) | - | AM4 | AM5 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 530 | AMD Radeon Graphics | No | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Feature | Platform | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Multi Thread | Social Proof | Affordability | Single Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 6500 | 50.1 | 55.1 | 65.5 | 78.1 | 52.2 | 43.7 | 84.4 | 91 | 58.1 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Compare | 88.4 | 98.6 | 94.4 | 78.1 | 85.2 | 87.2 | 96.4 | 32.1 | 88.9 |
| Dell Xeon E5-2637 V2 Compare | 97.8 | 90.9 | 76.9 | 0 | 31.5 | 47.4 | 0 | 88 | 51.6 |
| PC Server and Parts E5-2697 v2-cr Compare | 50 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 0 | 29.2 | 67.8 | 0 | 87.3 | 45 |
| be quiet! Ryzen 3 Dark Rock Pro 5 Compare | 44.9 | 62.7 | 61.2 | 0 | 26.6 | 46.3 | 90.3 | 76.1 | 50.9 |
| MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk WiFi Compare | 3.2 | 20.6 | 91.1 | 0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 90.3 | 31.4 | 2.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall52.1
- AI/LLM40.1
- Budget71.6
- Gaming46.3
- Server38.7
- Efficiency51.3
- Productivity49.4
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