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Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium E6500 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 1 x 2048 KB

Other names: Genuine Intel(R) CPU E6500 @ 2.93GHz, Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU E6500 @ 2.93GHz, Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E6500 @ 2.93GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 13.06

Overall Rank:
3969th fastest in multithreading out of 5277 CPUs
3023rd fastest in single threading out of 5277 CPUs
1168th fastest in out of 1452 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $90.00 USD (2025-07-11)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1175
Single Thread Rating
1235
%
Samples: 527*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,789
Thread: 1,190
%Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Integer Math5,342 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,040 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,322 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption311.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression24,963 KBytes/Sec
Physics106 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions436 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,235 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of July 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$90.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 19th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,609
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,007
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,421
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,860
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,497
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,152
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,701
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,148
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
 1,175
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 19th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 228.55
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.89
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 151.26
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 141.03
Intel Core i9-13900K
 135.04
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.16
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.49
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
 13.06
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 19th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,609
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,899
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,919
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
 1,235
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2738201 - Jul 03 2025
1144
BL2610660 - May 08 2025
899
BL2489036 - Mar 18 2025
1354
BL2486177 - Mar 16 2025
1350
BL2475038 - Mar 12 2025
1332
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
As of 19th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
 1,175
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,079 (-8.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,296 (+10.3%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,005 (-14.4%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500
 997 (-15.2%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500
 928 (-21.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ vs Intel Pentium E6500
 909 (-22.7%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,089 (-7.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8600 @ 3.33GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,367 (+16.4%)
Intel Pentium E6700 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,215 (+3.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,173 (-0.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E8200 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500
 1,141 (-3.0%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Pentium E6500
 729 (-38.0%)

Is the Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 19th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,394
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,142
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,282
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,835
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,565
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,479
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,804
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,798
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,603
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,533
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,469
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
 190