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Key specs
Cores
4
Threads
4
Boost Clock
3.6 GHz
TDP
65 W
Socket
LGA-1151
Process
14 nm
Benchmarks
Rating
26
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
57
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
180
TDP
65 W
Cache L3
6MB
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
57
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
180
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1258
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3522
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
2089
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
5602
Blender CPU
43.64
GeekBench v6
File compression
314.4 MB/sec
Clang compilation
23 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser
74.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer
106.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing
124.9 pages/sec
Background blur
23.4 images/sec
Photo processing
38.5 images/sec
Ray tracing
3.58 Mpixels/sec
PassMark
Integer math
14.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math
12.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers
27M Primes/sec
Random string sorting
9.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption
1.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression
76.2 MBytes/sec
Physics
439 Frames/sec
Extended instructions
6.6B Matrices/sec
Performance Per Watt
Cinebench 2024 / Watt
2.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt
54.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt
86.2 PPW
Blender / Watt
0.67 PPW
General
Vendor
Intel
Released
September 1, 2015
Type
Desktop
Instruction Set
x86-64
Codename
Skylake
Model number
i5-6500
Integrated GPU
HD Graphics 530
Successor
- Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
CPU
P-Cores
4
P-Threads
4
Base Frequency (P)
3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)
3.6 GHz
Total Cores
4
Total Threads
4
Multiplier
32x
Bus Bandwidth
8 GT/s
L1 Cache
64K (per core)
L2 Cache
256K (per core)
L3 Cache
6MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Package
Fabrication Process
14 nm
TDP (PL1)
65 W
Socket
LGA-1151
iGPU
Integrated Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 530
GPU Boost Clock
1050 MHz
Memory Support
Memory Types
- DDR4-2133 / - DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory Size
64 GB
Memory Channels
2
Max. Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s
ECC Support
No
Misc
Official Site
Intel Core i5 6500 official page
PCI Express Version
3.0
PCI Express Lanes
16
Technologies
- Compute: BMI1, BMI2, CLMUL, F16C - Performance: Boost 2.0, EIST, TSX - Virtualization: VT-d, VT-x - Security: TXT, XD bit, vPro