Rank #225 of 260D · Budget

Is the Core i5-6500 good for gaming?

The Core i5-6500 is a capable budget gaming processor — a Budget chip ranked #225 of 260 in our benchmark.

Benchmark score44

Relative gaming performance (Core i5-13400 = 100).

Best GPU pairings for the Core i5-6500

Graphics cards that balance this CPU without bottlenecking, by target resolution.

1080p gaming

AMD Radeon 880M

1440p gaming

GeForce GTX 1070

4K gaming

Intel Arc A580

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Pairings are deterministic estimates for comparison — the ideal match depends on your target resolution, frame rate and games.