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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $189
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MSRP in USD: $189
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 649 days older than the more expensive Ryzen 5 1500X.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 0% better in Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 1500X - 341 vs 340 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $39.5 vs $71.75
- Up to 43% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 1500X - $0.12 vs $0.21 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 8 vs 4 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
341
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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AMD Ryzen 5 1500X CPU Used 4-Core 8-Thread Desktop Processor 3.5 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Ryzen 5 1500X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Ryzen 5 1500X
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
1 FPS
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GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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