Core i5-6500 CPU Review
The Reviewed CPUs
Contents
In the tables below, we compare the main features of the CPUs included in our review.
| CPU | Cores | HT | IGP | Internal Clock | Turbo Clock | Core | Tech. | TDP | Socket | Price |
|
Core i5-6500 |
4 |
No |
Yes |
3.2 GHz |
3.6 GHz |
Skylake |
14 nm |
65 W |
LGA1151 |
USD 205 |
|
Core i5-6400 |
4 |
No |
Yes |
2.7 GHz |
3.3 GHz |
Skylake |
14 nm |
65 W |
LGA1151 |
USD 183 |
|
Core i3-6100 |
2 |
Yes |
Yes |
3.7 GHz |
– |
Skylake |
14 nm |
51 W |
LGA1151 |
USD 120 |
|
FX-8350 |
8 |
No |
No |
4.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz |
Vishera |
32 nm |
125 W |
AM3+ |
USD 180* |
* Price refers to the model with Wraith cooler.
Below you can see the memory configuration for each CPU.
| CPU | L2 Cache | L3 Cache | Memory Support | Memory Channels |
|
Core i5-6500 |
4 x 256 kiB | 6 MiB | Up to DDR4-2133 or DDR3L-1600 | Two |
|
Core i5-6400 |
4 x 256 kiB | 6 MiB | Up to DDR4-2133 or DDR3L-1600 | Two |
|
Core i3-6100 |
2 x 256 kiB | 3 MiB | Up to DDR4-2133 or DDR3L-1600 | Two |
|
FX-8350 |
4 x 2 MiB | 8 MiB | Up to DDR3-1866 | Two |