11th Gen Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz vs Core i5-6500

Short answer: which is best?

11th Gen Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz is 31.5 % stronger than Core i5-6500. 11th Gen Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz ranks #70 of 82 measured processors at WhatFPS (4,933 CPU score over 4 verified runs). Core i5-6500 ranks #79 of 82 measured processors at WhatFPS (3,750 CPU score over 1 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 5 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

Metric11th Gen Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHzCore i5-6500
CPU score (the processor's own performance)4,9333,750
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)8761,884
Integer (MT)2.6 Gop/s1.4 Gop/s
Single-thread (1T)0.39 Gop/s0.38 Gop/s
Draw calls/s (DX11)1,340,4525,286,054
Cores / threads4 / 84 / 4
L3 cache8 MB6 MB

What the numbers mean

The CPU score is the processor's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the processor in, and leans heavily on the graphics card. A strong processor in a weak PC gets a low GAMING score without being worse. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for 11th Gen Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz · All measurements for Core i5-6500