Intel Core i3-2330M vs Intel Pentium E6500K

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Intel Core i3-2330M CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium E6500K
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Pentium E6500K

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-2330M or Intel Pentium E6500K - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-2330M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.20 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2330M was released in Q2/2011.

The Intel Pentium E6500K has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.93 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E6500K was released in Q3/2009.
Intel Core i3 (205) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 2000M (46) CPU group Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13)
2 Generation 2
Sandy Bridge H Architecture Wolfdale (Penryn)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-2330M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz. The Intel Pentium E6500K has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.93 GHz.
Intel Core i3-2330M Characteristic Intel Pentium E6500K
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.20 GHz Frequency 2.93 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i3-2330M Characteristic Intel Pentium E6500K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 3000 GPU no iGPU
0.65 GHz GPU frequency --
1.10 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
6 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
12 Compute units --
96 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
10.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel HD Graphics 3000 GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-2330M supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium E6500K can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-2330M Characteristic Intel Pentium E6500K
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-800
16 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
3.00 MB L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-2330M has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Pentium E6500K is 65 W.
Intel Core i3-2330M Characteristic Intel Pentium E6500K
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-2330M has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium E6500K cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-2330M Characteristic Intel Pentium E6500K
32 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
BGA 1023 Socket LGA 775
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q3/2009
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2330M (100%)
Intel Pentium E6500K (94%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2330M (100%)
Intel Pentium E6500K (85%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
435 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
408 (94%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
958 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
736 (77%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
1236 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
1135 (92%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
369 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
766 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
146 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
373 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 1.10 GHz
211 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Core i3-2330M
2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
517 (100%)
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Core i3-2330M Intel Pentium E6500K
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