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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-6500 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11500 is 2084 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-6500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $39.51 vs $195.0
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 13% better in Valorant than Core i5-6500 - 846 vs 751 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6500 - 12 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Single-Core
1177
58.967935871743485%
Multi-Core
3217
43.33243534482759%
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Core i5-11500
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
488 FPS
$2.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,459
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396 FPS
$2.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$831.99
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488 FPS
$2.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,334.52
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488 FPS
$2.64/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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488 FPS
$2.74/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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488 FPS
$5.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
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488 FPS
$2.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
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488 FPS
$2.62/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
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488 FPS
$2.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
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488 FPS
$2.42/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
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