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

Very High

333

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Ultra

124

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Maximum

176

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

High

681

FPS

Minecraft

1920 x 1080

High

751

FPS

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Core i5-6500 Alternatives

With selected game settings

Ryzen 5 7600X

231 FPS+31%

$0.88/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 7 5700X

207 FPS+18%

$0.7/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 5 5500

198 FPS+12%

$0.42/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Ryzen 5 5600X

206 FPS+17%

$0.57/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Ryzen 5 7600

227 FPS+29%

$0.81/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 7 7700X

233 FPS+32%

$1.2/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Ryzen 7 5800X

209 FPS+19%

$0.86/FPS

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

Core i7-14700K

234 FPS+33%

$1.42/FPS

Intel® Core™ i7-14700K New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked

Ryzen 5 5600

204 FPS+16%

$0.57/FPS

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Ryzen 9 7900X

236 FPS+34%

$1.6/FPS

AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor

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Core i7-3960X

6 Cores @ 3.3 GHz

$337.88

World of Warcraft

$337.88 on Amazon

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Core i7-4790T

4 Cores @ 2.7 GHz

$149.88

World of Warcraft

$149.88 on Amazon

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Core i3-2120T

2 Cores @ 2.6 GHz

$50

World of Warcraft

$50 on Amazon

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Core i5-9400

6 Cores @ 2.9 GHz

$306.07

World of Warcraft

$306.07 on Amazon

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Core i7-4770K

4 Cores @ 3.5 GHz

$298.02

World of Warcraft

$298.02 on Amazon

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Core i5-6500T

4 Cores @ 2.5 GHz

$65.99

World of Warcraft

$65.99 on Amazon

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Core i5-2500K

4 Cores @ 3.3 GHz

$163.04

World of Warcraft

$163.04 on Amazon

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Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G

8 Cores @ 3.6 GHz

$297.94

World of Warcraft

$297.94 on Amazon

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Celeron G1820

2 Cores @ 2.7 GHz

$39.59

World of Warcraft

$39.59 on Amazon

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Xeon E5-1620 v4

4 Cores @ 3.5 GHz

$232.12

World of Warcraft

$232.12 on Amazon

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Xeon E5-2699A v4

22 Cores @ 2.4 GHz

$1,900

World of Warcraft

$1,900 on Amazon

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Core i3-3220T

2 Cores @ 2.8 GHz

$59.4

World of Warcraft

$59.4 on Amazon

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Core i5-6500

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My Games With Core i5-6500

League of Legends

Counter-Strike 2

Grand Theft Auto V

World of Warcraft

Minecraft

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