Identity
- Manufacturer
- Intel
- Model
- Core i5-6500
- Family
- Intel Core
- Series
- -
- Segment
- -
- Architecture
- Skylake
- Release date
- Q3'15
- Release year
- 2015
- Status
- Launched
- CPU ID
- intel-core-i5-6500
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IntelSkylakeReleased 2015Pricing last updated May 25, 2026
Intel Core i5-6500
CPU | 4C / 4T
This page collects the current price snapshot, longer-term used-price history, benchmark data, and imported spec sheet for this CPU in one place.
Used min
$13.5
Latest imported floor price.
Used median
$21.51
Current midpoint of qualified sales.
Gaming perf
37
Relative gaming performance score.
Qualified sales
2
Latest snapshot May 25, 2026
Used Price History
The long-term chart tracks how the price distribution has changed across repeated snapshots in CPU Desktop Prices.
4 snapshots
Median line25th-75th percentile band
Current Percentile Snapshot
This chart compares the latest used-price percentiles currently stored on the CPU row itself.
CPU Information
Imported data from CPU Desktop, grouped into a readable spec sheet.
Pricing
- MSRP
- $197
- Used minimum
- $13.5
- Used 25th percentile
- $17.5
- Used median
- $21.51
- Used 75th percentile
- $25.52
- Used max
- $29.52
- Current new price
- -
- Qualified sales count
- 2
- Gaming value
- 2.11
Benchmarks
- Relative gaming
- 37
- Cinebench 2024 multi
- 175
- Cinebench 2024 single
- 57
- Cinebench R23 multi
- 3,181
- Cinebench R23 single
- 978
Cores And Clocks
- Cores / threads
- 4C / 4T
- Base clock
- 3.2 GHz
- Boost clock
- 3.6 GHz
- TDP
- 65 W
- Process node
- 14 nm
- L2 cache
- -
- L3 cache
- 6 MB
Platform
- Socket
- -
- Memory type
- DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
- Integrated graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 530
Source
- Row ID
- 827
- Latest snapshot
- May 25, 2026
- Latest snapshot sample
- 2
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