Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz can be found below. 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.
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Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 128 KB, L2: 2.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

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: 32.59

Overall Rank: 2922

Last Price Change: $34.00 USD (2023-01-03)

Average CPU Mark

1108

Single Thread Rating: 1228²
Samples: 505*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,789
Thread: 1,190

²Single 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 Math	4,989 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,023 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	294.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	24.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics	105 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	398 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,228 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of January 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of January 2023.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$34.00 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,577
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,749
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,166
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,566
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,553
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,274
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		1,108

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		92.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		39.33
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		32.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		27.71
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,061
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		1,228

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1725248 - Jan 20 2023		813
BL1647923 - Oct 13 2022		1272
BL1635999 - Sep 25 2022		1228
BL1635985 - Sep 25 2022		1242
BL1618353 - Aug 25 2022		1286

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		1,108
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,108 (0.0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,155 (+4.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,051 (-5.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,002 (-9.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Pentium E6500		959 (-13.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Pentium E6500		937 (-15.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,151 (+3.9%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B22 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,045 (-5.7%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,061 (-4.3%)
Intel Pentium E6300 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,029 (-7.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium E6500		987 (-10.9%)
AMD Phenom X3 8550 vs Intel Pentium E6500		1,079 (-2.6%)

Is the Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,679
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,553
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,102
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,690
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,669
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,631
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,528
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,506
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,450
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz		188

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