Intel Pentium E6500

Intel Pentium E6500
Benchmarks & Specs

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The Intel Pentium E6500 was, at the time, a very solid choice for everyday computing tasks and proved itself in many systems. This processor, based on the Wolfdale architecture, proved to be a particularly reliable companion in everyday office life. We remember well how this chip offered a good balance back then.

The manufacturing in the advanced 45 nm process was a real step forward when it was introduced. It enabled a comparatively efficient way of working and contributed to stability. With its two cores, the Intel Pentium E6500 offered adequate performance for typical office applications. It also provided good service for years when surfing the Internet or watching videos.

It had a fairly generous 2 MB Level 2 cache. This contributed significantly to the better responsiveness of the system in everyday tasks. Although it was not designed for demanding games or complex editing, the Intel Pentium E6500 always fulfilled its role as a reliable work processor well. Its maximum memory bandwidth of 21 GB/s was completely sufficient for the time.

Even today, this processor can still be used for very light work or special retro systems. Simple word processing or basic browsing is still possible with it.
  • Wolfdale (Penryn) Architecture
  • 45 nm Manufacturing Process
  • 2 MB Level-2 Cache
  • Reliable Performance for Office Applications

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
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In segment Desktop
Multi-core performance
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In segment Desktop
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

AMD A8-5500B
AMD A8-5500B 101 %
4C / 4T · 3.70 GHz
411
AMD Phenom II X2 555
2C / 2T · 3.20 GHz
409
Intel Pentium E6500
2C / 2T · 2.93 GHz
408
AMD FX-4200
AMD FX-4200 100 %
4C / 4T · 3.30 GHz
406
AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C / 2T · 3.10 GHz
404
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

AMD Athlon II X2 245e
2C / 2T · 2.90 GHz
741
Intel Pentium J2850
4C / 4T · 2.67 GHz
740
Intel Pentium E6500
2C / 2T · 2.93 GHz
736
Intel Core2 Duo E8190
2C / 2T · 2.66 GHz
734
Intel Core2 Duo E8200
2C / 2T · 2.66 GHz
734
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Pentium E5700
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
484
Intel Core2 Duo E7500
2C / 2T · 2.93 GHz
478
Intel Pentium E6500
2C / 2T · 2.93 GHz
468
Intel Core2 Duo E8400
2C / 2T · 3.00 GHz
465
Intel Core2 Duo E7400
2C / 2T · 2.80 GHz
453

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At a glance

PropertyValue
FamilyIntel Pentium (150)
CPU groupIntel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13)
ArchitectureWolfdale (Penryn)
Technology45 nm
SegmentDesktop
SocketLGA 775
Generation2
Predecessor
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

PropertyValue
CPU Cores / Threads2 / 2
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormal
Cores: 2x Penryn
Frequency: 2.93 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores):
L2-Cache2.00 MB
L3-Cache
OverclockingYes

Memory & PCIe

Memory typeMemory bandwidth
DDR3-1333
DDR2-800
21.3 GB/s
12.8 GB/s
PropertyValue
Max. Memory16 GB
Memory channels2
ECC
PCIe
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

PropertyValue
TDP65 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.

Technical details

PropertyValue
Chip designMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Release dateQ3/2009
Release price
DocumentsTechnical data sheet
Intel Pentium E6500
Intel Pentium E6500
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