Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz 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 Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA775

Clockspeed: 2.3 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 128 KB, L2: 4.0 MB, L3: 0 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz, Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 66.75

Overall Rank: 3561

Last Price Change: $13.30 USD (2021-08-24)

Average CPU Mark

888

Single Thread Rating: 909²
Samples: 1424*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,468
Thread: 906

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 Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz

Integer Math	3,604 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,872 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,597 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	235.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	19,304 KBytes/Sec
Physics	108 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	335 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	909 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of December 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,538
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,412
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,715
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,610
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,928
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,383
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,421
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,200
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz		888

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.94
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.84
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.20
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.32
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.46
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.88
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz		66.75
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.54
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 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,186
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,945
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz		909

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1922948 - Oct 12 2023		1043
BL1878547 - Aug 08 2023		817
BL1852142 - Jul 03 2023		968
BL1848548 - Jun 28 2023		963
BL1833429 - Jun 05 2023		1034

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz		888
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		1,014 (+14.3%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4500 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		743 (-16.3%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450e vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		705 (-20.5%)
AMD Athlon 7550 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		900 (+1.4%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		940 (+5.9%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		774 (-12.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		689 (-22.4%)
Intel Pentium E5500 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		1,020 (+14.9%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		1,058 (+19.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		1,017 (+14.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		998 (+12.4%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		968 (+9.0%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,211
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,078
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,571
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,425
Intel Core i9-14900KF		8,375
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,208
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,886
Intel Core i5-14600K		7,862
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,809
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,519
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz		168

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