Intel Pentium E6500 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium E6500 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2009 and belongs to the 2 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium E6500, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 775 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium E6500
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium E5000/E6000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E6500 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E6500 is 2.93 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x Penryn
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 2.93 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 E6500 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: Q3/2009
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1137
1137
Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
1135
1135
Intel Pentium E6500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
1135
1135
Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
1135
1135
AMD Athlon II X2 245e
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
1130
1130

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
738
738
Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
736
736
Intel Pentium E6500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
736
736
Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
736
736
Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
735
735

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium E5700
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
484
484
Intel Core2 Duo E7500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
478
478
Intel Pentium E6500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
468
468
Intel Pentium 2020M
2C 2T @ 2.4 GHz
465
465
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
465
465

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium 3556U
2C 2T @ 1.7 GHz
408
408
Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
408
408
Intel Pentium E6500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
408
408
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
408
408
Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
408
408