Core i5-6500

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Cores	Threads	Base Frequency	Turbo Frequency
4	4	3.2 GHz	3.6 GHz

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Specifications

General
Release Date	Jul 2nd, 2015
Segment	Desktop
Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Collection	Core i5
Codename	Skylake

Performance
Cores	4
Threads	4
Base Frequency	3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency	3.6 GHz

Other
Power Consumption	65 W
Overclockable	No
Integrated Graphics	HD Graphics 530

My Games With Core i5-6500

With selected game settings

1920 x 1080

Very High

135

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Ultra

124

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

High

751

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Epic

223

FPS

Fortnite

1920 x 1080

Ultra

203

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

1920 x 1080

Ultra

530

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Core i5-6500 Alternatives

With selected game settings

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

291 FPS+20%

£2.54/FPS

INLAND AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core16-Thread Desktop Processor Bundle with ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi AM5 (LGA1718) Ryzen 7000 Gaming Motherboard(DDR5, PCIe 5.0)

Ryzen 5 5500

263 FPS+9%

£0.32/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Processor (6 cores/12 threads, 65W DTP, AM4 socket, 19 MB cache, up to 4.2 GHz max boost, wraith stealth cooler)

Ryzen 7 7700X

297 FPS+23%

£1.65/FPS

AMD Ryzen™ 7 7700X Desktop Processor (8-core/16-thread, 40MB cache, up to 5.4 GHz max boost)

Core i7-12700K

284 FPS+17%

£0.73/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Core i7-14700K

298 FPS+23%

£1.15/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-14700K Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) up to 5.6 GHz

Ryzen 9 7900X

298 FPS+23%

£3.12/FPS

NGTEK AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor Bundle With ASUS ProArt X670E-Creator WiFi

Ryzen 9 5900X

272 FPS+12%

£0.75/FPS

Ryzen 9 5950X

273 FPS+13%

£1.08/FPS

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Processor (16Cores/32Threads, 105W TDP, Socket AM4, 72MB Cache, Up to 4.9 GHz Max Boost, no cooler)

Core i9-12900K

287 FPS+19%

£1.14/FPS

Intel® Core™ i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Ryzen 7 5700G

266 FPS+10%

£0.53/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8-core, 16-Thread Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler, up to 4.6GHz

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Core i5-14400F

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Core i5-14600K

Oct 17th, 2023

£227.97

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Ryzen 3 3200G

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Core i9-13900K

Sep 27th, 2022

£416.35

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Core i5-6500

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My Games With Core i5-6500

League of Legends

Grand Theft Auto V

Valorant

Fortnite

Escape From Tarkov

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

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