Intel Core i5-6500 Need For Speed: Heat Benchmarks - Can Core i5-6500 Run Need For Speed: Heat?

Mid-range Desktop processor released in 2015 with 4 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 3.2GHz, max speed at 3.6GHz, and a 65W power rating. Core i5-6500 is based on the Skylake-S 14nm family and part of the Core i5 series.
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Core i5-6500 - 1080p - RX 6800 XT - Need For Speed: Heat Benchmarks

Core i5-9600K
161.7
Core i5-8600K
161.1
Core i5-8600
157.7
Core i5-8500
156.5
Core i5-8400
155
Core i5-7640X
154.3
Core i5-7600K
153.3
Ryzen 5 2600X
153.1
Core i5-7600
152.2
Core i5-7500
151.6
Ryzen 5 1600X
151.1
Core i5-5675C
151.1
Ryzen 5 2500X
150.7
Ryzen 5 1600
150.3
Core i5-6600K
150.3
Core i5-4690K
150.3
Ryzen 5 2600
149.8
Core i5-4690
149.8
Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
149.4
Core i5-6600
149.4
Core i5-4670K
149.4
Core i5-6685R
149
Core i5-4590
149
Core i5-3570
148.7
Core i5-7400
148.5
Core i5-4670
148.5
Core i5-6500
148.1
Core i5-6585R
148.1
Core i5-2550K
147.9
Ryzen 5 1500X
147.6
Ryzen 5 2400G
147.4
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
147.3
Core i5-4570
147.2
Core i5-3350P
147.2
Core i5-4690S
147.2
Core i5-6400
147.2
Core i5-6402P
147.2
Core i5-4460
146.8
Core i5-3570K
146.8
Core i5-3550
146.8
Core i5-3470
146.4
Ryzen 5 1400
145.9
Core i5-4440
145.9
Core i5-3340
145.7
Core i5-4430
145.5
Core i5-3450
145.5
Core i5-2450P
145.5
FX-6300
145.3
Core i5-3475S
145.1
Core i5-2380P
145.1
Core i5-3335S
143.5
Core i5-3330
143.3
Core i5-4670S
142.9
Core i5-3450S
142.9
Core i5-3550S
142.9
Core i5-3570S
142.9
Core i5-3470S
142.9
Core i5-4430S
142.9
Core i5-4570S
142.9
Core i5-3340S
142.9
Core i5-4440S
142.9
Core i5-4460S
142.9
Core i5-4590S
142.9
FX-4350
139.8
FX-4170
139.6
FX-4320
139.4
FX-4150
139
FX-6330
138.6
FX-6350
138.6
Core i5-3330S
138.6
Core i5-750
138.6
FX-4300
138.6
FX-6120
138.3
FX-6130
138.1
FX-6200
138
FX-4130
137.9
FX-4200
137.3
A12-9800
136
A10-9700
134.2
Core i5-750S
134.2
A10-7860k
134
Pro A10-7800B
133.8
A10-7800
133.7
A10-5700
133.7
A10-7890K
133.4
A10-6800K
133.1
A10-7870K
132.9
A10-6700
132.9
A10-6790K
132.5
A10-6790B
132.5
Pro A10-7850B
132.2
A10-7850K
132.2
A10-7700K
131.2
A10-6800B
131.2
A10-5800K
131.2
A10-6700T
129.9

The Core i5-6500 GPU ranks between the Core i5-4670 and Core i5-6585R in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0.3% less powerful than the Core i5-4670 but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i5-6585R for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Core i5-6500 leaves the A12-9800 in the dust with a comfortable 8.9% lead in FPS. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Core i5-6500 shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Core i5-4570 by a whopping 0.6%. Once again, the Core i5-4570 gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Skylake-S-based successor shows a ~0.6% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Core i5-4570 is a testament to how far behind the mid-range Haswell-based GPUs lag compared to the new Skylake-S lineup. With its performance, the Core i5-6500 snags the 27th spot on the leaderboard. Intel's Core i5-6500 may only have a slight edge over the Core i5-4570, but it opens up a significant lead over the stock A12-9800 in gaming marathons. In the gaming world, the Core i5-6500 GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 4-cores and 4-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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