Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz

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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: 66.29

Overall Rank: 3343

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

Average CPU Mark

882

Single Thread Rating: 909²
Samples: 1419*
*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	3,592 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	1,876 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	2,603 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	233.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	19,252 KBytes/Sec
Physics	109 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	330 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	909 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of May 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of May 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of May 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

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	Beelink 8th Generation Intel i5-8279U Processor（up to 4.1GHz）, SEi8 Mini PC with 16G DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 NVME SSD,Supports 6MB Smart Cache,4K Dual HDMI,WIFI5,BT5.0	$389.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel Newest NUC 11 Extreme Mini Desktop, NUC11BTMi7 Black i7-11700B 8-Core, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, UHD, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, 1xHDMI, SD Card, Win 10 Pro with Hub	$1819.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11, BNUC11TNHi7 Intel Core™ i7-1165G7 Processor 12M Cache, up to 4.70 GHz, Intel UHD, Wi-Fi 6 AX201, Bluetooth, Dual HDMI 2.0b, Win 10 Pro (16 GB RAM \| 256 GB SSD \| Win10Pro)	$645.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 10 Performance Kit – Intel Core i7 Processor (Tall Chassis)	$499.99 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Envy 34 Desktop 8TB SSD 32GB RAM Win 11 Pro (Intel Core i9-12900K Processor Turbo Boost to 5.20GHz, 32 GB RAM, 8 TB SSD, 34" 5K WUHD (5120 x 2160), GeForce RTX 3060) PC Computer All-in-One	$3799.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,607
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,808
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,666
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,103
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,892
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,507
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,541
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz		882

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		193.31
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		154.22
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.91
Intel Core i9-12900K		118.88
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.10
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz		66.29
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		55.68
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		46.85
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 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,821
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
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
BL1816973 - May 12 2023		906
BL1801610 - Apr 23 2023		799
BL1801583 - Apr 23 2023		1009
BL1794663 - Apr 14 2023		1051
BL1794347 - Apr 14 2023		1029

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 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz		882
Intel Core2 Duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		1,005 (+14.0%)
Intel Core2 Duo E4500 @ 2.20GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		731 (-17.1%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 4450e vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		705 (-20.0%)
AMD Athlon 7550 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		900 (+2.1%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		940 (+6.6%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5000+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		775 (-12.1%)
Intel Pentium E5500 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		1,008 (+14.3%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		1,058 (+20.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		997 (+13.1%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		968 (+9.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		962 (+9.1%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core2 Duo E6550		950 (+7.8%)

Is the Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 30th of May 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,104
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,458
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,439
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,807
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,598
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,191
Intel Core i9-13900T		6,888
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,796
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,796
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,727
Intel Core2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz		168

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