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
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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 9 7950X3D | SMC EPYC 9555P | HP Xeon 6526Y | CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor | MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 16 | 64 | 16 | 24 | - |
| Threads | 4 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 48 | - |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 3600 | 5700 | 4400 | 3900 | 4000 | - |
| L3 Cache Mb | 6 | 128 | 256 | 37 | 128 | - |
| Tdp W | 65 | 120 | 360 | 195 | 200 | - |
| Socket | LGA 1151 | AM5 | AMD Socket SP5 | LGA 4677 | AMD Socket SP3 | - |
| 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 9 7950X3D Compare | 96 | 98.6 | 92.4 | 78.1 | 97 | 95.7 | 84.4 | 14.5 | 92.9 |
| SMC EPYC 9555P Compare | 99.3 | 77.2 | 96.8 | 0 | 89.6 | 99.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 85.9 |
| HP Xeon 6526Y Compare | 92.1 | 77.2 | 90.8 | 0 | 79.3 | 89.9 | 0 | 2.7 | 80.5 |
| CG CHIPS GATE EPYC 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 1PC New 6GK7443-1EX30-0XE0 Communications Processor Compare | 94.8 | 77.2 | 84.5 | 0 | 85.1 | 93.9 | 36.3 | 5.1 | 80.4 |
| MICRO CENTER 9950X3DMAGX870ETMKWF Compare | 85.8 | 20.6 | 17.4 | 0 | 66.5 | 97.1 | 0 | 6.3 | 98.4 |
Usage Scores
- Overall52.1
- AI/LLM40.1
- Budget71.6
- Gaming46.3
- Server38.7
- Efficiency51.3
- Productivity49.4
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