Intel Pentium E6500K Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Pentium E6500K has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the Intel Pentium series. The processor uses a mainboard with the LGA 775 socket and was released in Q3/2009. The Intel Pentium E6500K scores 408 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 736 points.
Intel Pentium E6500K

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the Intel Pentium E6500K. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the Intel Pentium E6500K.

Name: Intel Pentium E6500K
Family: Intel Pentium (150)
CPU group: Intel Pentium E5000/E6000 (13)
Architecture: Wolfdale (Penryn)
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium E6500K has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium E6500K is 2.93 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 2
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x Penryn
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 2.93 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to 16 GB memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1333
DDR2-800
21.3 GB/s
12.8 GB/s
Max. Memory: 16 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium E6500K is made in 45 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 2.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 45 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 775
L2-Cache: 2.00 MB
L3-Cache: --
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
Release date: Q3/2009
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Pentium E6500K have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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.
AMD A8-5500B AMD A8-5500B
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
411
MediaTek Helio P95 MediaTek Helio P95
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
410
AMD Phenom II X2 555 AMD Phenom II X2 555
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
409
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
408
Intel Pentium E6500 Intel Pentium E6500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
408
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
408
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
8C 8T @ 2.20 GHz
408

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 Pentium J2850 Intel Pentium J2850
4C 4T @ 2.67 GHz
740
Intel Pentium B940 Intel Pentium B940
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
739
Intel Celeron 1037U Intel Celeron 1037U
2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz
738
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
736
Intel Pentium E6500 Intel Pentium E6500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
736
AMD Phenom II X2 550 AMD Phenom II X2 550
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
736
Intel Pentium 3558U Intel Pentium 3558U
2C 2T @ 1.70 GHz
735

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 Pentium N3520 Intel Pentium N3520
4C 4T @ 2.42 GHz
1139
AMD Athlon II X2 250e AMD Athlon II X2 250e
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1137
Intel Core2 Duo E6850 Intel Core2 Duo E6850
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1137
Intel Pentium E6500K Intel Pentium E6500K
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
1135
Intel Pentium E6500 Intel Pentium E6500
2C 2T @ 2.93 GHz
1135
AMD Athlon II X2 245e AMD Athlon II X2 245e
2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz
1130
Intel Core2 Duo E8400 Intel Core2 Duo E8400
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
1129

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