Intel Pentium E5500 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium E5500 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2010 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium E5500, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 775 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium E5500
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium E5000/E6000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E5500 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E5500 is 2.8 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x Penryn
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 2.8 GHz

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR3-1333, DDR2-800
Max. Memory: 16.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E5500 is manufactured using a 45 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 45 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 775
L2-Cache: 2.0 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: Wolfdale (Penryn)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE3, MMX, SSE, SSE2
Release date: Q2/2010
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core2 Duo E6700
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1014
1014
Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
1009
1009
Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
1009
1009
Intel Core i3-3229Y
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
1009
1009
Intel Core2 Duo E6750
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1008
1008

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-2365M
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
688
688
Intel Core i3-2367M
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
688
688
Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
686
686
Intel Celeron J3355E
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
685
685
Intel Celeron J3355
2C 2T @ 2.0 GHz
685
685

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-4010U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
454
454
Intel Core2 Duo E7400
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
453
453
Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
452
452
AMD A6-6310
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
448
448
Intel Celeron G530
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
444
444

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium E6300
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
397
397
AMD Athlon II X3 455
3C 3T @ 3.3 GHz
396
396
Intel Pentium E5500
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
396
396
AMD Athlon II X3 455
3C 3T @ 3.3 GHz
396
396
AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
394
394