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Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-6500T can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1151

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 64 GB (DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500T CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i5-6500T CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 63.46

Overall Rank:
2078th fastest in multithreading out of 5064 CPUs
1931st fastest in single threading out of 5064 CPUs
579th fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $75.00 USD (2025-04-14)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4759
Single Thread Rating
1777

Samples: 1390*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,444
Thread: 1,727

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math12,211 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math10,519 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting7,938 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,427 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression63,495 KBytes/Sec
Physics389 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions5,569 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,777 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of April 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of April 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$75.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,728
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,324
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,047
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,487
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,132
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,189
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,644
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,144
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
4,759
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
222.35
Intel Core i9-13900K
136.90
Intel Core i9-12900K
130.82
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.32
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
63.46
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,564
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
1,777
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2549044 - Apr 12 2025
1510
BL2548621 - Apr 12 2025
5200
BL2548552 - Apr 12 2025
4999
BL2548548 - Apr 12 2025
4999
BL2546273 - Apr 11 2025
3806
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
4,759
Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
4,126 (-13.3%)
Intel Core i5-5675C @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
5,714 (+20.1%)
Intel Core i5-6402P @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
5,367 (+12.8%)
Intel Core i3-6098P @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
3,995 (-16.0%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
4,902 (+3.0%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-6500T
5,112 (+7.4%)
Intel Core i5-3570 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
4,941 (+3.8%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
4,790 (+0.6%)
Intel Core i5-7400T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
4,711 (-1.0%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T
4,671 (-1.9%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs Intel Core i5-6500T
4,621 (-2.9%)
AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Core i5-6500T
4,453 (-6.4%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,504
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,177
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,340
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,849
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,605
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,819
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,691
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,511
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,442
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
9,426
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
572