Intel Core i5-6500T

The Intel Core i5-6500T is a frugal quad-core desktop processor based on the Skylake architecture, which was announced in August 2015. The CPU, which is manufactured in a 14 nm process, runs at 2.5-3.1 GHz and does not support Hyperthreading (only 4 threads simultaneously).

Architecture

Intel uses Skylake to replace both Broadwell as well as Haswell and therefore uses one core design for all TDP classes between 4.5-45 Watts. Several improvements of the Skylake architecture include bigger Out-to-Order-Buffer, optimizations for pre-fetching as well as bigger gains by Hyperthreading. However, the changes are small for a "Tock" – a new micro architecture – in general, so the per-MHz performance is only between 5-10 % (compared to Haswell) or less than 5 % higher (compared to Broadwell), respectively.

Performance

The performance is a bit better compared to the old Sandy Bridge Core i5-2400 (3.1-3.4 GHz, no Hyperthreading either).

Graphics

Graphics are handled by the integrated Intel HD Graphics 530 with 24 EUs (Execution Units), which is clocked at 350 - 1100 MHz. Compared to the HD Graphics 4600 (Haswell, 20 EUs), the performance is increased by around 25 percent. The overall GPU performance is still low-end, so modern games can, if at all, only be played smoothly with low settings.

Power Consumption

Intel specifies the TDP with 35 Watts, so it can also be used in notebooks (although bigger ones).

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - CPU Multi 64Bit

466 Points (122%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			466

AMD A4-1250 -93%

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Intel Core i3-6100H -37%

AMD A8-5600K -37%

Intel Core i5-4200M -37%

Intel Core i5-6260U -36%

AMD FX-9830P -35%

AMD Athlon 300U -34%

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U -33%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U -30%

Intel Core i3-8109U -18%

Intel Core i5-6500T

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Intel Core i3-8109U -18%

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Cinebench R15 - CPU Single 64Bit

128 Points (84%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			128

AMD A4-1200 -85%

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Intel Core i7-5500U -8%

Intel Pentium G4500T -8%

Intel Core i7-4600U -8%

Intel Core i7-4550U -8%

Intel Core i5-4200M -8%

AMD Athlon 300U -7%

Intel Core m3-7Y32 -6%

Intel Core i7-4650U -4%

Intel Core i7-7Y75 -2%

Intel Core i5-6500T

Intel Core i7-8500Y 2%

Intel Core i5-8210Y 2%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 4%

Intel Core i3-8109U 20%

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Intel Core i3-8109U 20%

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Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Multi 64Bit

5.4 Points (147%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			5.36

Intel Atom Z670 -96%

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Intel Core i5-4200M -40%

Intel Core i5-6260U -39%

Intel Core i7-5550U -39%

Intel Core i3-3220 -38%

Intel Core i7-840QM -38%

AMD A10-5800K -38%

AMD A8-6600K -36%

AMD A8-3850 -36%

AMD FX-9830P -32%

Intel Core i5-6500T

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AMD FX-9830P -32%

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Cinebench R11.5 - CPU Single 64Bit

1.5 Points (94%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			1.45

Intel Atom Z2760 -88%

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Intel Core i5-4200M -8%

Intel Core i5-5300U -8%

Intel Core i5-6198DU -8%

Intel Core i7-4600U -7%

Intel Core i7-2640M -6%

Intel Core i7-5500U -5%

Intel Core i3-3220 -5%

Intel Core i5-3340M -4%

Intel Core i7-4650U -4%

Intel Core i5-6500T

Intel Core i7-8500Y 0%

Intel Core i7-7Y75 3%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 5%

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Intel Core i5-7Y57 5%

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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Single 32Bit

4880 Points (83%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			4880

AMD Geode LX 800 -97%

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Intel Core i5-4200M -8%

Intel Core i7-4510U -8%

Intel Core i5-6198DU -8%

Intel Core i7-4600U -7%

Intel Core i5-4258U -6%

Intel Core i7-5500U -6%

Intel Core i3-3220 -5%

Intel Core i7-4650U -4%

Intel Pentium G4500T -1%

Intel Core i5-6500T

Intel Core i7-8500Y 3%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 5%

Intel Core i7-7Y75 13%

Intel Core i5-4310U 21%

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Intel Core i5-4310U 21%

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Cinebench R10 - Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

16462 Points (138%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			16462

Intel Celeron M 540

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Intel Core i5-7Y57 -40%

Intel Core i5-4200M -40%

Intel Core i5-6260U -40%

Intel Core i5-6198DU -40%

Intel Core i3-6100H -39%

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9100 -39%

Intel Core i5-4258U -39%

Intel Core i3-3220 -38%

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 -34%

Intel Core i5-6500T

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Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 -34%

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wPrime 2.0x - 1024m *

361.4 seconds (4%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			361.376

AMD FX-9830P -13%

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AMD FX-9830P -13%

Intel Core i5-6500T

AMD FX-8800P 5%

AMD A12-9720P 15%

AMD A8-3850 17%

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 27%

Intel Core i3-3220 29%

AMD A10-9620P 30%

AMD PRO A12-9800B 32%

AMD Phenom II X4 905e 33%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 34%

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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 2241%

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wPrime 2.0x - 32m *

11.6 seconds (2%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			11.564

AMD FX-9830P -11%

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AMD FX-9830P -11%

Intel Core i5-6500T

AMD FX-8800P 4%

AMD A12-9720P 12%

AMD PRO A12-9800B 19%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 21%

AMD A8-3850 23%

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U 24%

AMD FX-9800P 25%

AMD A10-9620P 25%

Intel Core i3-3220 27%

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Transmeta Crusoe TM-5800 4198%

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WinRAR - Result

2924 KB/s (62%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			2924

AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 -89%

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AMD A8-6600K -11%

Intel Core i7-3517U -10%

Intel Core i7-2640M -10%

Intel Core i7-4500U -8%

Intel Core i3-3220 -8%

Intel Core i5-3337U -6%

Intel Core i5-2450M -3%

Intel Core i5-3339Y -1%

Intel Core i5-3320M 0%

Intel Core i5-6500T

Intel Core i5-4200M 2%

Intel Core i5-3230M 10%

Intel Core i5-3437U 15%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 62%

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 62%

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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 2

32.3 fps (142%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			32.32

Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz -94%

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Intel Core i3-7130U -41%

Intel Core i5-6198DU -41%

Intel Core i5-6260U -40%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U -40%

AMD A8-5600K -35%

AMD FX-8800P -35%

AMD A10-5800K -32%

AMD A8-6600K -31%

AMD A8-7650K -30%

Intel Core i5-6500T

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AMD A8-7650K -30%

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X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - Pass 1

153.5 fps (141%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			153.49

Intel Atom N2600 -94%

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Intel Core i5-6200U -35%

Intel Core i3-7130U -35%

AMD A8-5600K -34%

Intel Core i5-6198DU -34%

Intel Core i5-6260U -32%

AMD A8-6600K -31%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 -30%

AMD A10-5800K -30%

AMD A8-7650K -30%

Intel Core i5-6500T

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AMD A8-7650K -30%

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100%

TrueCrypt - Serpent Mean 100MB

0.3 GB/s (25%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			0.25

Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y -96%

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AMD A10-9600P -16%

Intel Core i5-3337U -15%

AMD A8-6600K -14%

AMD FX-7600P -12%

AMD A12-9700P -12%

Intel Core i7-8500Y -12%

AMD A12-9720P -10%

AMD PRO A12-9800B -9%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U -9%

Intel Core i5-6500T

AMD FX-8800P 6%

AMD FX-9830P 10%

AMD A8-7650K 32%

Intel Atom Z3735F 40%

AMD E1-6010 63%

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AMD E1-6010 63%

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TrueCrypt - Twofish Mean 100MB

0.4 GB/s (65%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			0.42

Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y -96%

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AMD A12-9700P -16%

AMD FX-7600P -16%

AMD A8-5600K -14%

Intel Core i7-8500Y -14%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U -14%

AMD A12-9720P -13%

AMD A10-5800K -10%

AMD A8-6600K -8%

AMD A8-7650K -5%

Intel Core i5-6500T

AMD FX-8800P 6%

AMD FX-9830P 10%

AMD A4-1200 30%

AMD E1-6010 53%

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AMD E1-6010 53%

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TrueCrypt - AES Mean 100MB

2.5 GB/s (114%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			2.5

Intel Atom N2800 -98%

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AMD A10-5800K -24%

AMD A8-6600K -24%

AMD A8-7650K -20%

Intel Core i7-7Y75 -20%

AMD FX-9830P -20%

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U -16%

AMD FX-8800P -12%

Intel Core i7-8500Y -12%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U -12%

Intel Core i5-6500T

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AMD Ryzen 3 3200U -12%

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3DMark 06 - CPU

5832 Points (124%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			5832

Intel Mobile A A110 -94%

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Intel Core i5-4200M -33%

Intel Core i7-2640M -33%

Intel Core i3-3220 -31%

Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6700 -31%

AMD A8-3850 -31%

AMD FX-8800P -28%

AMD A8-5600K -26%

AMD A10-5800K -24%

AMD A8-6600K -19%

Intel Core i5-6500T

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AMD A8-6600K -19%

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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *

12 Seconds (3%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			12

Intel Core i7-8500Y -22%

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Intel Pentium G4500T -8%

Intel Core i7-2640M -7%

Intel Core i7-2620M -5%

Intel Core i7-4650U -5%

Intel Core i7-3667U -5%

Intel Core m3-8100Y -5%

Intel Core i7-4600U -4%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 -3%

Intel Core i3-3220 -3%

Intel Core i5-6500T

Intel Core i5-2540M 2%

Intel Core i5-3230M 3%

Intel Core m7-6Y75 3%

Intel Core i7-4550U 3%

Intel Core i5-2520M 3%

Intel Core i7-3537U 3%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 4%

Intel Core i5-3210M 6%

Intel Core i7-3517U 6%

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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3758%

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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *

27 Seconds (1%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			27

Intel Core i7-8500Y -17%

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Intel Core i7-8500Y -17%

Intel Pentium G4500T -11%

Intel Core i7-7Y75 -9%

Intel Atom Z3745D -7%

Intel Core i7-2640M -4%

Intel Core i7-4600U -2%

Intel Core i3-3220 -1%

Intel Core i7-4650U -1%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 0%

Intel Core i5-6500T

Intel Core i7-2620M 1%

Intel Core i7-3667U 1%

Intel Core i3-7020U 4%

Intel Core i7-4510U 4%

Intel Core i7-4550U 4%

Intel Core i7-3537U 5%

Intel Core i5-3230M 6%

Intel Core i5-2540M 6%

Intel Core i5-2520M 7%

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Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1400 8567%

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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M *

622 Seconds (3%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			622

Intel Pentium G4500T -8%

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Intel Pentium G4500T -8%

Intel Core i7-7Y75 -6%

Intel Core i7-4650U -3%

Intel Core i7-4600U -3%

Intel Core i3-3220 -1%

Intel Core i5-6500T

Intel Atom Z3745D 0%

Intel Core i7-2640M 1%

Intel Core i7-4550U 2%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 3%

Intel Core i7-4510U 3%

Intel Core i5-4200M 4%

Intel Core i7-3667U 4%

Intel Core i7-4500U 5%

Intel Core i7-8500Y 6%

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VIA C3-M C3-M-1200 3520%

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Geekbench 3 - 32 Bit Multi-Core Score

9649 Points (101%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			9649

Intel Core i7-4600U -37%

AMD Athlon 300U -36%

Intel Core i5-6198DU -36%

AMD FX-8800P -34%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 -34%

AMD A8-7650K -32%

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U -29%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U -28%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 -1%

Intel Core i5-6500T

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 -1%

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Geekbench 3 - 32 Bit Single-Core Score

3244 Points (99%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			3244

Intel Core i7-5500U -12%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 -11%

AMD Athlon 300U -10%

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U -10%

Intel Core i5-6198DU -7%

Intel Core i5-7Y54 -6%

Intel Core i7-4650U -5%

Intel Core i7-4600U -5%

Intel Pentium G4500T -4%

Intel Core i5-6500T

Intel Core i7-8500Y 0%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 1%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 1%

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AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 1%

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Geekbench 3 - 64 Bit Multi-Core Score

10107 Points (98%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			10107

AMD A8-7650K -31%

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U -28%

Samsung Exynos 9825 -26%

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U -26%

Samsung Exynos 9820 -23%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 -18%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus -16%

HiSilicon Kirin 980 -14%

Samsung Exynos 990 -9%

Intel Core i5-6500T

HiSilicon Kirin 990 2%

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HiSilicon Kirin 990 2%

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Geekbench 3 - 64 Bit Single-Core Score

3389 Points (92%)

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Model	GPU	Memory	Core / Memory	GPU Memory	Value
Schenker F516 Flex	HD Graphics 530	16384 MB			3389

Apple A9X -7%

Intel Core i5-6198DU -7%

AMD Ryzen 3 2200U -6%

Intel Core i5-6260U -6%

AMD Athlon 300U -6%

Intel Pentium G4500T -4%

HiSilicon Kirin 990 -3%

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus -1%

Intel Core i5-7Y57 0%

Intel Core i5-6500T

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 8%

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AMD Ryzen 3 3200U 8%

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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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