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

Code Name Products formerly Skylake

Vertical Segment Desktop

Processor Number i5-6500

Lithography 14 nm

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

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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