Intel Core i5-6500 Portal 2 Benchmarks - Can Core i5-6500 Run Portal 2?

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 - R9 295X2 - Portal 2 Benchmarks

Core i5-9600K
593.1
Core i5-8600K
591
Core i5-8600
580.1
Core i5-8500
576.3
Core i5-8400
571.3
Core i5-7640X
569.2
Core i5-7600K
565.8
Ryzen 5 2600X
565.1
Core i5-7600
562.2
Core i5-7500
560.2
Ryzen 5 1600X
558.8
Core i5-5675C
558.8
Ryzen 5 2500X
557.4
Ryzen 5 1600
556
Core i5-6600K
556
Core i5-4690K
556
Ryzen 5 2600
554.6
Core i5-4690
554.6
Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
553.2
Core i5-6600
553.2
Core i5-4670K
553.2
Core i5-6685R
551.8
Core i5-4590
551.8
Core i5-3570
551.1
Core i5-7400
550.4
Core i5-4670
550.4
Core i5-6500
549
Core i5-6585R
549
Core i5-2550K
548.3
Ryzen 5 1500X
547.5
Ryzen 5 2400G
546.9
Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G
546.5
Core i5-4570
546.2
Core i5-3350P
546.2
Core i5-4690S
546.2
Core i5-6400
546.2
Core i5-6402P
546.2
Core i5-4460
544.8
Core i5-3570K
544.8
Core i5-3550
544.8
Core i5-3470
543.4
Ryzen 5 1400
542
Core i5-4440
542
Core i5-3340
541.3
Core i5-4430
540.6
Core i5-3450
540.6
Core i5-2450P
540.6
FX-6300
540.1
Core i5-2380P
539.3
Core i5-3475S
539.2
Core i5-3335S
534.3
Core i5-3330
533.6
Core i5-4670S
532.2
Core i5-3450S
532.2
Core i5-3550S
532.2
Core i5-3570S
532.2
Core i5-3470S
532.2
Core i5-4430S
532.2
Core i5-4570S
532.2
Core i5-3340S
532.2
Core i5-4440S
532.2
Core i5-4460S
532.2
Core i5-4590S
532.2
FX-4350
522
FX-4170
521.7
FX-4320
521
FX-4150
519.6
FX-6330
518.2
FX-6350
518.2
Core i5-3330S
518.2
Core i5-750
518.2
FX-4300
518.2
FX-6120
517.5
FX-6130
516.8
FX-6200
516.4
FX-4130
516.1
FX-4200
514
A12-9800
509.8
A10-9700
504.2
Core i5-750S
504.2
A10-7860k
503.5
Pro A10-7800B
502.7
A10-7800
502.5
A10-5700
502.3
A10-7890K
501.4
A10-6800K
500.7
A10-7870K
500
A10-6700
500
A10-6790K
498.6
A10-6790B
498.6
A10-7850K
497.6
Pro A10-7850B
497.5
A10-7700K
494.4
A10-6800B
494.4
A10-5800K
494.4
A10-6700T
490.2

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 7.7% 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 0.5%. Once again, the Core i5-4570 gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Skylake-S-based successor shows a ~0.5% 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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