Intel Core i5-6500

The Intel Core i5-6500 operates with:

CPU Cores 4.

CPU Threads: 4.

Performance-enhancing, system-enhancing technology that works faster and saves battery with:

Turbo: 3.60 GHz base 3.40 GHz all cores.

TDP: 65 W.

The processor is attached to:

CPU socket: LGA 1151.

This version includes

6.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip

Supports 2 memory channels to support RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes.

Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C.

In particular, Skylake S Architecture is enhanced with:

Technology: 14 nm

Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d.

The product was released on Q3/2015.

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CPU generation and family

Name:

Intel Core i5-6500

Family:

Intel Core i5

CPU group:

Intel Core i 6000

Predecessor:

Segment:

Desktop / Server

Generation:

Successor:

Intel Core i5-7500

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Frequency:

3.20 GHz

Turbo (1 Core):

3.60 GHz

Turbo (64 Cores)::

Hyperthreading:

Core architecture:

normal

CPU Cores:

CPU Threads:

Overclocking:

Memory & PCIe

Memory type:

PCIe version:

3.0

Memory channels:

PCIe version:

3.0

PCIe lanes:

Encryption

AES-NI:

Yes

Internal Graphics

Memory type:

GPU name:

Intel HD Graphics 530

GPU frequency:

0.35 GHz

GPU (Turbo):

1.15 GHz

Generation:

DirectX Version:

Execution units:

Shader:

192

Max memory:

Max. displays:

Technology:

14 nm

Release date:

Q3/2015

Technical details

Instruction set (ISA):

x86-64 (64 bit)

Architecture:

Skylake S

L2-Cache:

Virtualization:

VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

L3-Cache:

6.00 MB

Release date:

Q3/2015

Socket:

LGA 1151

Thermal Management

TDP (PL1):

65 W

TDP (PL2):

TDP Up:

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