Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

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Is the Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

Description: Intel HD Graphics 520

Class: Laptop

Socket: FCBGA1356

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.1 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 15 W

TDP Down: 7.5 W

TDP Up: 25 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 32 GB (DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600)

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6500U CPU @ 2.50GHz, Intel Core i7-6500U CPU @ 2.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 8.34

Overall Rank:
2361st fastest in multithreading out of 4890 CPUs
1951st fastest in single threading out of 4890 CPUs
541st fastest in out of 1434 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: $393.00 USD (2015-07-01)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3277

Single Thread Rating

1694

Samples: 5873*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,534
Thread: 1,655

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

Integer Math	9,803 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,090 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	13 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,594 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,071 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	43,295 KBytes/Sec
Physics	278 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,858 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,694 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of November 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of November 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of November 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

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	HP 13-d040wm ENVY Laptop, 13.3" QHD+ IPS Display(3200 x 1800), Intel Core i7-6500U(2.5GHz), 8GB RAM, 256GB Solid State Drive, Bluetooth, Windows10, 7.5 hours battery life - Silver	$799.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo 2-in-1 15.6" Full HD Touchscreen Laptop, Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce 940M, 802.11ac, Bluetooth, HDMI, Webcam, Windows 10	$599.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell Inspiron 5000 Series 15.6" FHD Touchscreen Laptop (i7-6500U, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Windows 10)	$699.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Envy x360 15.6" Touchscreen 2-in-1 IPS FHD (1920 x 1080) Laptop PC \| Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz \| 8GB DDR3L RAM \| 1TB HDD \| Backlit Keyboard \| Bluetooth 4.0 \| HDMI \| B&O Play \| Windows 10	$1049.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Dell i5368-10024GRY 13.3" FHD 2-in-1 Laptop (Intel Core i7-6500U 2.5GHz Processor, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SDD, Windows 10 Microsoft Signature Image) Gray	$968.88 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,865
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,004
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,417
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,485
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,568
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,157
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,016
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,838
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,805
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,735
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		3,277

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.69
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.50
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.26
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		8.34
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,801
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,687
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,072
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,043
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,676
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,654
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,613
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,421
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		1,694

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2250934 - Nov 20 2024		3353
BL2250151 - Nov 19 2024		3660
BL5079028 - Nov 19 2024		3666
BL2249229 - Nov 18 2024		3228
BL2246932 - Nov 16 2024		3276

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		3,277
Intel Core i3-7100U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		2,724 (-16.9%)
Intel Core i5-4300M @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		2,969 (-9.4%)
Intel Core i3-6100U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		2,634 (-19.6%)
Intel Core i5-7260U @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,976 (+21.3%)
Intel Core i3-10110U @ 2.10GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,896 (+18.9%)
Intel Core i7-7500U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,645 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i7-6600U @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,431 (+4.7%)
Intel Core i5-7200U @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,383 (+3.2%)
Intel Core i5-6300U @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,232 (-1.4%)
Intel Core i5-6260U @ 1.80GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,197 (-2.4%)
Intel Core i3-7130U @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		3,022 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i5-6200U @ 2.30GHz vs Intel Core i7-6500U		2,995 (-8.6%)

Is the Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of November 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900HX		7,112
Intel Core i9-13950HX		7,003
Intel Core i9-13900HX		6,915
Intel Core i9-13980HX		6,817
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D		6,593
Intel Core i7-13850HX		6,273
Intel Core i7-14700HX		6,226
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX		6,201
Intel Core i7-14650HX		6,010
Intel Core i9-13900HK		5,960
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HX		5,955
Intel Core i9-13905H		5,940
Intel Core i7-6500U @ 2.50GHz		536

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