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AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Pentium E6500

The AMD Phenom II X2 B55 is newer than Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz and is around 7% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, AMD Phenom II X2 B55 uses around 21% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 602 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Phenom II X2 B55×Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM3LGA775
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.0 GHz2.9 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MBL1: 128KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 0MB
TDP80W65W
Yearly Running Cost$14.60$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2009Q4 2009
# of Samples71531
CPU Rank42424322
CPU Value32.124.1
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1211(0.0%)12073(-0.3%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1217(0.0%)1139(-6.3%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 6th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X2 B55
1,217
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
1,139
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 6th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom II X2 B55
32.1
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
24.1
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X2 B55
1,211
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
1,207
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz
Max TDP80W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.