Intel Core i5-10500 vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i5-10500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core2 Duo E6550

CPU comparison

Intel Core i5-10500 or Intel Core2 Duo E6550 - 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 i5-10500 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-10500 was released in Q2/2020.

The Intel Core2 Duo E6550 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.33 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Duo E6550 was released in Q3/2007.
Intel Core i5 (328) Family Intel Core2 Duo (29)
Intel Core i 10000 (43) CPU group Intel Core 2 Duo E4000/E6000 (15)
10 Generation 1
Comet Lake S Architecture Conroe (Core)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Core i5-9500 Predecessor --
Intel Core i5-11500 Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i5-10500 is a 6 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.50 GHz). The Intel Core2 Duo E6550 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.33 GHz.

Intel Core i5-10500 Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E6550
6 Cores 2
12 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.10 GHz Frequency 2.33 GHz
4.50 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
4.20 GHz 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 i5-10500 Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E6550
-- 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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU no iGPU
0.35 GHz GPU frequency --
1.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
9.5 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
64 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 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 UHD Graphics 630 GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i5-10500 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core2 Duo E6550 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i5-10500 Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E6550
DDR4-2666 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
128 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
12.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i5-10500 has a TDP of 65 W, that of the Intel Core2 Duo E6550 is 65 W.

Intel Core i5-10500 Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E6550
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i5-10500 has a 12.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core2 Duo E6550 cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

Intel Core i5-10500 Characteristic Intel Core2 Duo E6550
14 nm Technology 65 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
LGA 1200 Socket LGA 775
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020 Release date Q3/2007
192 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1145 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
342 (30%)

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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
5840 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
625 (11%)

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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
12725 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
793 (6%)

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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 3.10 GHz
3744 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
379 (10%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
49 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
380 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1082 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
8209 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
0 (0%)

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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
1509 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
6489 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
467 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
3392 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
116 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz
201 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 i5-10500 Intel Core i5-10500
6C 12T @ 4.20 GHz
1491 (100%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
2C 2T @ 2.33 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i5-10500 Intel Core2 Duo E6550
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