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Intel Core i5-2557M vs Intel Pentium E6500K
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Core i5-2557M
100 %
2C / 4T · 2.70 GHz
Intel Pentium E6500K
78 %
2C / 2T · 2.93 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Core i5-2557M
100 %
2C / 4T · 1.70 GHz
Intel Pentium E6500K
71 %
2C / 2T · 2.93 GHz
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Specifications
At a glance
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Intel Core i5-2557M | Intel Pentium E6500K |
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| Family | Intel Core i5 (336) | Intel Pentium (150) |
| CPU group | Intel Core i 2000M (46) | Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge H | Wolfdale (Penryn) |
| Technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1023 | LGA 775 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Intel Core i5-2557M | Intel Pentium E6500K |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 4 | 2 / 2 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 2x Penryn |
| Frequency: | 1.70 GHz | 2.93 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 2.70 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | 2.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 3.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Intel Core i5-2557M | Intel Pentium E6500K |
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| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics 3000 | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 1.20 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 12 / 96 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 32 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2011 |
NPU AI performance
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Intel Core i5-2557M | Intel Pentium E6500K |
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| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Intel Core i5-2557M | Intel Pentium E6500K |
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| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR2-800 (12.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Intel Core i5-2557M | Intel Pentium E6500K |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 17 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Intel Core i5-2557M | Intel Pentium E6500K |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✗ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 |
| Release date | Q2/2011 | Q3/2009 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
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