Intel Core i5-6500 is based on the Skylake architecture. The total of cores is 4 with the threads of 4. The operating base core clock is 3.20 GHz. Turbo-boost is 3.60 GHz (per-core). The technology node is 14 nm. L2 Cache is , L3 Cache is 6.00 MB.
Intel Core i5-6500 supports the socket type of LGA 1151.
The supported type and memory clock is DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR4-1866 DDR4-2133 MHz. The maximum RAM capacity is 64 GB. The date of release is - Q3/2015.
The official technical specifications of the Intel Core i5-6500 CPU allow defining to what extent it is fast and efficient in the process and which system requirements for games and operational apps it can fit. Please learn the specs and benchmark results.
Technical specs
| Frequency: | 3.20 GHz | CPU Cores: | 4 | |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 3.60 GHz | CPU Threads: | 4 | |
| Hyperthreading: | No | Overclocking: | No | |
| Turbo (4 Cores): | 3.40 GHz |
| GPU name: | Intel HD Graphics 530 | |||
| GPU frequency: | 0.35 GHz | GPU (Turbo): | 1.15 GHz | |
| Generation: | 9 | DirectX Version: | 12 | |
| Execution units: | 24 | Shader: | 192 | |
| Max. Memory: | 64 GB | Max. displays: | 3 | |
| Technology: | 14 nm | Release date: | Q3/2015 | |
| h264: | Decode / Encode | |||
| JPEG: | Decode / Encode | |||
| h265 8bit: | Decode / Encode | |||
| h265 10bit: | Decode | |||
| VP8: | Decode / Encode | |||
| VP9: | Decode | |||
| VC-1: | Decode | |||
| AVC: | Decode / Encode | |||
| Memory type: | DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMM DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM DDR4-1866 DDR4-2133 | Max. Memory: | 64 GB | |
| Memory channels: | 2 | ECC: | No | |
| PCIe version: | 3.0 | PCIe lanes: | 16 |
| AES-NI: | Yes |
| TDP: | 65 W | Tjunction max.: | -- | |
| TDP up: | -- | TDP down: | -- |
| L3-Cache: | 6.00 MB | Technology: | 14 nm | |
| Architecture: | Skylake | Virtualization: | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | |
| Socket: | LGA 1151 | Release date: | Q3/2015 | |
| Market price: | ca. 250 $ |
| Used in: | Unknown | |||
Please learn the testing results of the Intel Core i5-6500 CPU in synthetic benchmarks. These data can define the closest competitor and its current position in the models’ rating. Here are points in modern benchmarks, in which Intel Core i5-6500 has been tested. Pay attention that the data can differ in testing systems.
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