Intel® Core i5-6500

Essentials
Product Collection
6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors

Code Name
Products formerly Skylake

Vertical Segment
Desktop

Processor Number
i5-6500

Lithography
14 nm

Recommended Customer Price
$192.00
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CPU Specifications
Total Cores
4

Total Threads
4

Max Turbo Frequency
3.60 GHz

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency‡
3.60 GHz

Processor Base Frequency
3.20 GHz

Cache
6 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Bus Speed
8 GT/s

TDP
65 W

Supplemental Information
Marketing Status
Launched

Launch Date
Q3'15

Servicing Status
End of Servicing Lifetime

End of Servicing Updates Date
Friday, September 30, 2022

Embedded Options Available
Yes

Use Conditions
PC/Client/Tablet

Included Items
Thermal Solution - E97379

Datasheet
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Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)
64 GB

Memory Types
DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Max # of Memory Channels
2

Max Memory Bandwidth
34.1 GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡
No

GPU Specifications
GPU Name‡
Intel® HD Graphics 530

Graphics Base Frequency
350 MHz

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
1.05 GHz

Graphics Video Max Memory
64 GB

Graphics Output
eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI

4K Support
Yes, at 60Hz

Max Resolution (HDMI)‡
4096x2304@24Hz

Max Resolution (DP)‡
4096x2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)‡
4096x2304@60Hz

Max Resolution (VGA)‡
N/A

DirectX* Support
12

OpenGL* Support
4.5

Intel® Quick Sync Video
Yes

Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology
Yes

Intel® Clear Video HD Technology
Yes

Intel® Clear Video Technology
Yes

# of Displays Supported ‡
3

Device ID
0x1912

Expansion Options
Scalability
1S Only

PCI Express Revision
3.0

PCI Express Configurations ‡
Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

Max # of PCI Express Lanes
16

Package Specifications
Sockets Supported
FCLGA1151

Max CPU Configuration
1

Thermal Solution Specification
PCG 2015C (65W)

TCASE
71°C

Package Size
37.5mm x 37.5mm

Advanced Technologies
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡
No

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡
2.0

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡
No

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions
Yes

Intel® 64 ‡
Yes

Instruction Set
64-bit

Instruction Set Extensions
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2

Idle States
Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology
Yes

Thermal Monitoring Technologies
Yes

Intel® Identity Protection Technology ‡
Yes

Security & Reliability
Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡
Intel vPro® Platform

Intel® AES New Instructions
Yes

Secure Key
Yes

Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Yes with Intel® ME

Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Yes

Intel® OS Guard
Yes

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡
Yes

Execute Disable Bit ‡
Yes

Intel® Boot Guard
Yes

Intel® Stable IT Platform Program (SIPP)
Yes

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡
Yes

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡
Yes

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡
Yes