Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz can be found below. 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.
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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: 21.59

Overall Rank: 1802

Last Price Change: $221.52 USD (2021-05-21)

Average CPU Mark

4783

Single Thread Rating: 1791
Samples: 1033*
*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 Math	12,298 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	10,577 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,027 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,428 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	63,961 KBytes/Sec
Physics	391 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	5,578 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,791 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of May 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of May 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of May 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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	Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 10HY002AUS Tiny Desktop Computer (i5-6500T, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Windows 7 Pro), Black	$1499.95 (www.amazon.com)
	HP ProDesk 600 G2 Mini PC P5W00UT (Intel Core i5-6500T 2.5GHz, 8GB DDR4 SDRAM, 256GB SSD, USB Type-C, Energy Star Certified, Windows 7 Pro)	$619.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,322
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,375
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,187
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,633
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,026
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,909
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,317
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,766
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,466
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,185
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		4,783

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		219.36
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		184.11
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.30
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.83
Intel Core i9-12900K		123.27
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.16
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		21.59
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,633
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,172
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,035
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,929
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,838
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,703
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,471
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		1,791

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2094161 - May 05 2024		4994
BL2093508 - May 04 2024		4661
BL2091609 - May 02 2024		4502
BL2091549 - May 02 2024		5096
BL2091187 - May 01 2024		4885

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 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		4,783
AMD PRO A10-9700 vs Intel Core i5-6500T		3,649 (-23.7%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,083 (+6.3%)
Intel Core i5-7400T @ 2.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,742 (-0.9%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs Intel Core i5-6500T		3,705 (-22.5%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,321 (-9.7%)
Intel Pentium G4600 @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		3,631 (-24.1%)
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,649 (+18.1%)
Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,630 (+17.7%)
Intel Core i3-8100T @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,273 (+10.2%)
Intel Core i5-6400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,168 (+8.1%)
Intel Core i5-4670S @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		5,140 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i5-6400T @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-6500T		4,279 (-10.5%)

Is the Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of May 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,734
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,266
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,070
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,151
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,999
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,878
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,793
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,556
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700KF		7,519
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz		886

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

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